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Wed 17 Dec 2014 17:00
Any - Highways agency contact - Snakey

Is there any (realistic) way to contact HA about roadworks?

I'd like to know what they're playing at on the A1(M) between Durham and Chester-le-Street as they have 3 miles of 'contraflow' which is causing problems all the time. They obviously not doing any work whatsoever (the roadworks are a mess, aren't being maintained and are covered in debris etc)

I've never seen anyone working there in the last month (at any time of day or night, and neither have my colleagues) so it looks like they've abandoned them.

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Wed 17 Dec 2014 17:13
Any - Highways agency contact - skidpan

Do you honestly think anyone would be bothered especially this time of year.

Why not ask your local paper, local radio or even the MP (if they are still sober).

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Wed 17 Dec 2014 18:08
Any - Highways agency contact - Snakey

Plenty of my fellow commuters are 'bothered' and if enough complain to the HA we might actually see some action, rather than just letting the lazy so and so's add to the misery.

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Thu 18 Dec 2014 12:20
Any - Highways agency contact - balleballe

It's even worse as you exit the A1 into Newcastle/Gateshead.

If they don't use their budget apparently, they don't get a decent sum the next year. No idea if this is true but it would make sense.

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Wed 17 Dec 2014 19:46
Any - Highways agency contact - Auristocrat

Look at http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/25124/Roads---roadworks

and enable the interactive roadworks map.

You can click on each of the roadworks symbols and get who is responsible for certain works and get contact information

Edited by Auristocrat on 17/12/2014 at 19:47

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Thu 18 Dec 2014 12:56
Any - Highways agency contact - Snakey

That site is useful thanks, but doesn't show any roadworks where this lot are.

Perhaps is it just a budget disposal job - there is literally no work being done there and the A1 is such a mess around thie Newcastle area (and all the way to Alnwick!) that its a really stupid idea to do this.

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Thu 18 Dec 2014 14:13
Any - Highways agency contact - quizman

Why don't you ring the cones hotline?

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Thu 18 Dec 2014 14:29
Any - Highways agency contact - FP

The cones hotline (the subject of almost universal ridicule) was closed in 1995.

Or perhaps Quizman is being ironic.

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Fri 19 Dec 2014 09:41
Any - Highways agency contact - christo

There should be a Highways Agency Information Line (HAIL) phone number on signs as you depart the traffic mangement on each carrigeway. Give them a call, they have to respond in a certain time (not sure what that is at the moment), but they will have to respond to a phone enquiry within, say, 48 hours and an e mail enquiry will be a longer timeframe to respond (weeks I think).

All traffic management throughout the UK should be removed for the holiday periods and Bank Holidays as well, whatever that time period has been set at by the HA.

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Fri 19 Dec 2014 11:49
Any - Highways agency contact - Doc

Highways Agency offices are open from 7:00am to 7:00pm.

For all offices call the national switchboard on 0300 123 5000.

also: 0121 335 8300, or by email: ha_info@highways.gsi.gov.uk.

Edited by Doc on 19/12/2014 at 11:56

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