Who thinks of these stupid routes on Motorways

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Thu 24 Sep 2009 23:42
Who thinks of these stupid routes on Motorways - autumnboy
Who thinks of these stupid routes when they close a Motorway for maintenance.

The M4 from Junc23A to Junc 24 or further has been closed for maintenance to the overhead gantry's changing the Signs one or two nights a week.

So where is the logic to allow traffic to travel over the new Severn bridge on the M4 then when they get to Junc23A they are diverted/turned back along the M4 east onto M48 to Chepstow then onto the A48 west. This adds some 30 miles or more to a journey.

Why could'nt they divert the traffic onto the M48 from the M4 near Almondsbury, to go over the old Severn bridge to Chepstow then A48 saving wasted fuel. The M49 could be closed at the M5 Avonmouth and diverted to Almondsbury along the M5 to join the M4, as the M49 serves the new Severn bridge.

It can't be that the old bridge can't cope as they divert to this bridge when the other is closed for such as falling ice as last winter.

Granted there are signs on the side of the motorway warning of these closures, but unless you travel at 20mph to read them and there are normally only one, so if you miss it Tuff.

Where's the logic. ??????


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Sat 26 Sep 2009 12:16
Who thinks of these stupid routes on Motorways - Bromptonaut
I don't know this one but might the avoidance of towns and suitability for heavy traffic and all sizes of HGV be an issue?
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