| A12 18:09 - Sep 12 with 1323 views | RedWhiteAndBLUE |
Does anyone know if there are still night time closures on the A12 between Ipswich and Colchester? |  | | |  |
| A12 on 18:23 - Sep 12 with 1303 views | GeoffSentence |
No idea, nor could I fathom out why there were miles of 40 mile an hour limits over the weekend when no work was taking place. |  |
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| A12 on 18:36 - Sep 12 with 1285 views | bluelagos |
| A12 on 18:23 - Sep 12 by GeoffSentence |
No idea, nor could I fathom out why there were miles of 40 mile an hour limits over the weekend when no work was taking place. |
They've had the 40 limits for about 3 months. No work in day, but limits still apply (along with average speed cameras to catch anyone driving over 40 mph on the dual carriage way) [Post edited 12 Sep 2022 18:46]
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| A12 on 18:46 - Sep 12 with 1260 views | Deano69 |
| A12 on 18:23 - Sep 12 by GeoffSentence |
No idea, nor could I fathom out why there were miles of 40 mile an hour limits over the weekend when no work was taking place. |
They have had central reservations out so restricted speeds.
That said, why does it need 10 miles at a time coned off? Surely they could work on significantly shorter sections leaving much less disruption? |  |
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| A12 on 20:38 - Sep 12 with 1152 views | hoppy |
We had to do the manningtree diversion on Friday night when we came back from London… so unless it’s changed since then, still in place. |  |
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| A12 on 21:14 - Sep 12 with 1095 views | Trequartista |
It was open last night Suffolk-bound albeit at 40mph, and the cones on most of the Colchester bypass section have gone. |  |
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| A12 on 21:17 - Sep 12 with 1092 views | Trequartista |
| A12 on 18:46 - Sep 12 by Deano69 |
They have had central reservations out so restricted speeds.
That said, why does it need 10 miles at a time coned off? Surely they could work on significantly shorter sections leaving much less disruption? |
Why does a dual carriageway with a central reservation with some sections missing require 40mph, whilst a single carriageway with just a white line separating oncoming traffic allows 60mph? It's bullsh**. They just can't be bothered / haven't got the money to clear away the cones when they are not working on it. | |
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| A12 on 09:25 - Sep 13 with 917 views | marvellous |
https://one.network/
This shows all planned road closures, roadworks, diversions, etc. Check out the complete poo-cart that is Ipswich's major road network over the next week or so - tremendous work! |  | | |
| A12 on 09:29 - Sep 13 with 891 views | PrideOfTheEast |
| A12 on 21:17 - Sep 12 by Trequartista |
Why does a dual carriageway with a central reservation with some sections missing require 40mph, whilst a single carriageway with just a white line separating oncoming traffic allows 60mph? It's bullsh**. They just can't be bothered / haven't got the money to clear away the cones when they are not working on it. |
Yep. It's the same all over the place isn't it.
Separate point but did I read somewhere that there is likely to be a review of speed limits on motorways, i.e. to potentially increase the speed limit to say 80mph? | | | |
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| A12 on 09:37 - Sep 13 with 868 views | unbelievablue |
| A12 on 09:29 - Sep 13 by PrideOfTheEast |
Yep. It's the same all over the place isn't it.
Separate point but did I read somewhere that there is likely to be a review of speed limits on motorways, i.e. to potentially increase the speed limit to say 80mph? |
If it's variable then suits me. Can't be all the time though like in Europe because weight of traffic here would make it dangerous.
80 is a nice speed to drive. Moving the limit to 80 wouldn't make me drive 90, which feels a lot in this country. |  |
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| A12 on 09:38 - Sep 13 with 867 views | baxterbasics |
| A12 on 09:29 - Sep 13 by PrideOfTheEast |
Yep. It's the same all over the place isn't it.
Separate point but did I read somewhere that there is likely to be a review of speed limits on motorways, i.e. to potentially increase the speed limit to say 80mph? |
That was a policy suggestion back around 2010 but the government dropped it once stats were published about the expected increase in road deaths. No idea if it's being resurrected by the new minister for transport, Anne-Marie Trevelyan.
As for the A12 and the Manningtree diversion - yuck. Be warned I went through it around 2am back in July and there was a speed van in one of the villages. At 2AM! Easy to fall foul of that trap on a country road in the middle of the night. Thankfully I was being observant of the limit. |  |
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| A12 on 12:02 - Sep 13 with 782 views | PrideOfTheEast |
| A12 on 09:37 - Sep 13 by unbelievablue |
If it's variable then suits me. Can't be all the time though like in Europe because weight of traffic here would make it dangerous.
80 is a nice speed to drive. Moving the limit to 80 wouldn't make me drive 90, which feels a lot in this country. |
Yep agree. In an era of "smart" motorways it seems to make sense to allow for greater speed at appropriate sections and times too. | | | |
| A12 on 12:11 - Sep 13 with 744 views | Kieran_Knows |
| A12 on 18:36 - Sep 12 by bluelagos |
They've had the 40 limits for about 3 months. No work in day, but limits still apply (along with average speed cameras to catch anyone driving over 40 mph on the dual carriage way) [Post edited 12 Sep 2022 18:46]
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I drive to Marks Tey from Ipswich to work everyday, and my god it has absolutely done my head in. Cannot wait for them to be finished (they have now begun opening up sections, think there's just one last bit to go).
Absolutely pointless having all that done at 40mph, as someone else has said, surely would've been better doing shorter sections at a time. |  |
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