M1 Southbound - Luton area roadworks

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Mon 29 Sep 2008 14:12
M1 Southbound - Luton area roadworks - ijws15
Heading for Canterbury tomorrow and Ferry Wednesday morning.

How much time will I lose in the roadworks on the M1 around Luton at 19:00 ish or is it worth going A14/M11?
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Mon 29 Sep 2008 14:22
M1 Southbound - Luton area roadworks - movilogo
At 19:00 hr it is not that bad. Though you'll be moving at 50 mph after M1/J10.
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Mon 29 Sep 2008 16:03
M1 Southbound - Luton area roadworks - Devolution
Second that, by that time in the evening there's less traffic and everybodys doing a good steady 50 so you lose hardly any time at all over 70 really. If that's your quickest plotted route you should be fine, so stick to it. Daytime is a bit more sticky...

You can check this site before you go for any other particular holdups:

tinyurl.com/3nndqh [Highways Agency Traffic England]
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Tue 30 Sep 2008 09:02
M1 Southbound - Luton area roadworks - ijws15
Thanks

We went that way last October and it was stationary - avoided it since.

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Tue 30 Sep 2008 11:10
M1 Southbound - Luton area roadworks - Tron
The most direct route is not always the quickest...

...it is normally the most congested!

Coming on to the M25 off the M11 cuts all out between the M1 <----> M11

There are currently no major road works on the A14 or the M11 that I can find being highlighted on the internet.

I always go the M1/A14/M11 route - a lot quicker.
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Tue 30 Sep 2008 11:14
M1 Southbound - Luton area roadworks - jc2
I find the M20 much preferable to the A2/M2 to Dover;three lanes almost all of the way and much less traffic.
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Tue 30 Sep 2008 14:03
M1 Southbound - Luton area roadworks - ijws15
Tonight's hotel is just off the A2

Also no lorries parked on the A2.
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Tue 30 Sep 2008 15:38
M1 Southbound - Luton area roadworks - jc2
No lorries on the M20 either;P&O are operating a more frequent service but their boats are pretty full.
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