Phantom road works - doctorchris
For months now on the A19 where it crosses the River Wear in Sunderland there has been a 50mph limit on the Northbound carriageway for roadworks that don't exist.
Is this a sneaky way of introducing a lower limit, because if it is it doesn't work, everyone ignores the 50mph limit.
Any other phantom roadworks out there?
Phantom road works - AngryJonny
Yeah. Junction of M3 and M25. 50mph with lane closures and SPECS cameras - westbound only. Not seen a jot of progress or a single workman in the couple of months that they've been up. It could do with resurfacing, but I bet they haven't got that planned.
Phantom road works - tr7v8
Yeah. Junction of M3 and M25. 50mph with lane closures and
SPECS cameras - westbound only. Not seen a jot of progress
or a single workman in the couple of months that they've
been up. It could do with resurfacing, but I bet they
haven't got that planned.

That's cos it's not roadworks, they are testing the reshaped junction "to aid traffic flow" if they feel it works then it'll be implemented fully.
Agree with the road surface though.
Phantom road works - AngryJonny
Is that what it is? My experience is that it aids traffic flow about as well as parking a lorry across all 3 lanes would. But then, that's the sort of anti-motoring lunacy that this government goes for.

"Next week we'll be replacing the Thelwall Viaduct with a rope-bridge and installing a flight of stairs on the M6. To aid traffic flow."
Phantom road works - doctorchris
But here on the A19 there is nothing except the 50mph limit. No lane closures, no work needed or in progress.
Phantom road works - paulb {P}
Anything on the other side of the bridge that requires you to slow down?
Phantom road works - 1 litre
ive seen these they ve been there for ages nothing being worked on
Phantom road works - cockle {P}
Might they be working on the underside of the bridge?
Last year we had some works on a local flyover that were virtually all carried out to the underside, rarely saw any sign of workmen other than the speed limit.
Phantom road works - 1 litre
no theres no work whatsoever going on