Roadworks on A20 (the new one)?

• Guest 664

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  11 March 2010     22:5743034
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  I have noticed HGVs using Folkestone Road for the past few nights.
  
  I assume there must be roadworks on the A20 - anyone know about this?
• Guest 651

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  11 March 2010     23:0543036
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  They are replacing the cats eyes along the A20 overnight for a few days.... impressively bright they are too (solar recharged illuminated ones I think)
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 664

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  11 March 2010     23:1243038
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  Thanks for the info Paul.
  
  They haven't even finished disrupting the area from the native roadworks - now noise from HGVs all night overnight from an external source! Yippee!
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  11 March 2010     23:2243040
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  the folkestone road is up and running, though the station area is still being worked on.
  
  will be great when finished(i hope).
• Guest 653

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  12 March 2010     08:2743059
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  It's certainly less chaotic without the station traffic lights; a lot of money has been spent doing this, hope it looks better at the end of it.
  
  Moving traffic lights, parking bays and steps will not improve the area though; people quite close to the station are still leaving fridges, freezers and other large waste items out for weeks on end.
  I have spoken to the appropriate department at DDC - but because it's on private land, they can't do anything - can you believe that ?? it may be true, but it's madness.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
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  12 March 2010     08:3043060
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  thats right solar powerd cats eyes,certain sections are closed off overnight between 2000 and 0600 hours.should be finished this weekend if memory serves me right.up here in the dizzy hieghts of aycliffe we get that noise 24/7.there is some mysteryus holes appearing near road signs between westen hieghts roundabout and york street roundabout.
• Guest 664

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  12 March 2010     12:5243084
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  You have my sympathy, Brian. People and traffic simply do not mix.
  
  People in the future will shake their heads at this motor dominated insanity in the way that we now cannot believe, say, smoking was allowed on hospital wards or children sent up chimneys and down coal mines.
• Brian Dixon

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  12 March 2010     17:2343100
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  andrew,sad but true.