Coombe Valley Bridge

• Sue Nicholas

  • Location: river
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  16 February 2010     10:5240762
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  Has information on the bus route 60??I cannot find anything on the Stagecoach web site .
• Guest 661

  • Registered: 16 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 241
  16 February 2010     18:2040790
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  Has any one heard if yet another stupid lorry driver who dosn't know his lorry height has had his lorry removed from under the bridge yet, and more to the point if the bridge is open again.I could do with out the detour to River and back just to get to work
  A dog is just not for christmas save some for boxing day
• Guest 651

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  16 February 2010     18:3340794
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  Looked like another vehicle destined for Jewsons....
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 653

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  16 February 2010     19:5140812
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  If a hospital is to be built at Buckland, then it makes sense to lower the road, does it not ?
  
  I know the Chamber of Commerce were lobbying for it to be lowered years ago, then the cost was in the region of £800,000, so a lot more now.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  16 February 2010     20:5140821
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  must be worth the money in the long run in the context of improving throughput of vehicles.
• Guest 690

  • Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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  16 February 2010     21:1540828
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  It`s been such an obvious case for expenditure over the years, I`m afraid none of it makes sense to me.
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
• Sue Nicholas

  • Location: river
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 6,023
  16 February 2010     22:1640834
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  Humphy ,and I could do without going into River back over Hillside into St Radigunds then back down Hillside .It took me thirty Five minutes to get home .,and still we have icy pavements out here .Its bad enough going over Hillside once but twice is a nightmare .
  
  
  Im now going to write off Emails in all directions .Roger we must find a way of bringing it up on our agenda Thursday .
  
  Its Stupid It did not help that two buses were cut out .
  
  STUPId STUPID
  Talk about a world class town .We need a cablecar to get me back to River .
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 4,304
  16 February 2010     22:5640836
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  You might have a good idea there Sue. A cable car from the Market Square to River via BHD, brilliant, go for it!
  
  Terry
  Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  16 February 2010     23:0440840
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  alternatively a stannah stair lift may do the trick.
  
  i was told that by a very witty elderly lady when the idea was first mooted.
• Sue Nicholas

  • Location: river
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 6,023
  19 February 2010     23:1841073
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  Word has it that another lorry hit the bridge this evening .Is it true ??
• Ross Miller

  • Location: London Road, Dover
  • Registered: 17 Sep 2008
  • Posts: 3,698
  19 February 2010     23:4941074
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  FFS - wouldn't it be cheaper to put better warning signs in place
  "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
  
  "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
  While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
• Guest 653

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  20 February 2010     00:1341077
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  Nigel told me another one had, this time it was a local transport company - can you believe that ??
  
  Is the bridge height dropping ? they must know the height of the bridge.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Alec Sheldon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 18 Aug 2008
  • Posts: 1,036
  20 February 2010     00:2941078
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  I heard that the small crane on the lorry had not been lowered enough and it was that that did the damage. That was the cause of the previous accident I believe.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  20 February 2010     06:1441079
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  The cause of both accidents is the driver.................
• Guest 641

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  20 February 2010     10:5441085
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  Was it the same driver?
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  20 February 2010     14:4241092
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  My fault, should have said driver(s)....!!!
• Guest 641

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  20 February 2010     18:2841097
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  Are you sure?
• Guest 661

  • Registered: 16 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 241
  20 February 2010     20:3941106
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  the road was open Friday evening when I came home at about 7.30 and also open this morning. the height limit sign needs to be on the main road by the bus stop with the directional sign's so that the lorry driver's do not turn into C.V.Road and then cause chaos trying to turn round to get out again. That may be only my female logic suggesting that, but never the less it is some form of logic.
  A dog is just not for christmas save some for boxing day