Have they finished the M1 roadworks?

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Fri 5 Dec 2008 16:56
Have they finished the M1 roadworks? - drbe
Have they finished the M1 roadworks between J6? and J10?

It seems as though they have been going in forever.
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Fri 5 Dec 2008 17:05
Have they finished the M1 roadworks? - Steve Pearce
Still ongoing according to the HA website:

www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/4478.aspx
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Fri 5 Dec 2008 17:05
Have they finished the M1 roadworks? - Armitage Shanks {p}
Highways Agency website says complete at midnight on 31st Dec ie 25 days time, according the bit of it that I looked at!. I bet the SPECS cameras stay there though

Edited by Armitage Shanks {p} on 05/12/2008 at 17:07

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Sat 6 Dec 2008 22:54
Have they finished the M1 roadworks? - Avant
I wonder if (when they've finished) that will make it quicker to go M25/M1 from Reading to Northampton and places north: at the moment I favour A40/A43 and still will in rush hour to avoid the M25.

Edited by Avant on 06/12/2008 at 22:54

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Sat 6 Dec 2008 23:03
Have they finished the M1 roadworks? - Mr X
Been through them today. Not a single workman or piece of machinery to be seen yet hundreds of cones and a 50mph limit still in place. If this stretch ever has a 70 mph limit on it again, I for one will be amazed.
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Sun 7 Dec 2008 00:03
Have they finished the M1 roadworks? - bathtub tom
If this stretch ever has a 70 mph limit on it again, I for one will be amazed.


I think I'll be dead!

I remember going to see this amazing stretch of new road as a kid!

The M1 that is, when it first opened (we'd heard about the Preston by-pass).
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Sun 7 Dec 2008 00:08
Have they finished the M1 roadworks? - Devolution
Trouble is, things like this are just permanently ongoing. Sure they'll finish J6-10 and it'll be a great bit of road plus wider; and then they'll start something else like J10-12. I don't think it will ever be possible to drive the whole of the M1 without ever seeing some project.
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Sun 7 Dec 2008 09:41
Have they finished the M1 roadworks? - drbe
You will all be pleased to know, I am sure, that I safely made it oop t'North and back darn Sarf again yesterday (Saturday).

As has been reported, the work between J6 and J10 is complete, it seems that there just isn't anyone left to remove all the cones! I saw one workman fiddling around on the hard shoulder with two accomplices watching him - this was on t'Northbound section, whilst curiously on the Sarfbound the same work - or lack of work - scenario was being repeated. It was great theatre!

It was an interesting trip for a number of reasons. There had obviously been a National meeting of CLOG somewgere to t'North of Watford, I saw many happy members making their way home after the meet.

The highlight of the day must have been when I caught up with what I can only assume must have the Grand Poobah of CLOG making His/her? (are women allowed to take committee office in CLOG?) driving anti-clockwise on the M25 in the THIRD lane - this was CLOG driving of the highest order. He/she had their rear foglight switched on, so I greeted them with several flashes of my own headlamps, then overtook His Excellency in lane four and resumed my rightful place in lane one.

Joy of joys! This person must also hold high office in See and be Seen (Let there be light section) they were driving on headlamps and foglights, I could not believe my luck! I slowed down to see if I could recognise His Greatness, but no such luck. I think deep down I must have a wish to be a member of both CLOG and See and be Seen, so I gave him a number of flashes of my headlamps to let him (it must have been a man) know that I was a kindred spirit..

Edited by drbe on 07/12/2008 at 09:42

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