M20 road works

huskydog
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edited July 2018 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

The M20 between junction 3(M26-M20) and junction 5 both ways ,they are turning it in to a "smart motorway and at times there are long delays , anyone heading to the ports might want to add a bit of time to their journey 

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  • JillwithaJay
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    edited July 2018 #2

    Not me; I'm going north, but thanks for the info.

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    edited July 2018 #3
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  • huskydog
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    edited July 2018 #4

    Forgot to add ,they will go on till June 2020surprised

  • Richard12
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    edited July 2018 #5

    Thanks for the heads up HD, we are heading down there Sunday week for a couple of weeks in Tenterden. I think we will set off earlier

  • trellis
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    edited July 2018 #6

    Following on from Huskydogs post , a few  more extra minutes wouldn't go amiss , due to the roadworks on M20 at Ashford. New flyover being built , also due to last until well into 2020.

  • huskydog
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    edited July 2018 #7

    UPDATE,  the M20 will be closed both ways between juc4 and juc6 from 10pm Friday 27th to 5am Monday 30th July, expect long delays on alternative routes 

  • redface
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    edited July 2018 #8

    How good is a smart motorway when you break down and are not in a designated safety zone?

    Presumably you are in lane 1 and are likely to be clouted from behind by a 40 ton lorry doing 60mph!

    Where do these Highways idiots get their ideas from?

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2018 #9

    If the M20 is going the same way as the M3 "smart"motorway  the lane one is nothing better than a very long sliproad for each junction and most HGVs now seem to stick to lane two to  save the hassle of keep pulling out when aproaching the next  junction especially arround Hook as no sooner have you got Barack into lane one you are needing to get into lane two again,so we tend to stick with the HGVswink

  • brue
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    edited July 2018 #10

    Smart motorways work on a camera system, changing traffic speeds and moving traffic between lanes.

    see here

  • huskydog
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    edited July 2018 #11

    Important update .......the full planed closure this weekend has been postponed,but there will still be lane closures,expect long delays 

  • Jacko From Kent
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    edited July 2018 #12

    Use this road quite a bit, avoid early mornings and early evenings and just to state the obvious, be careful in both directions, at times the lane widths seem to get a bit pinched and also the speed cameras are all switched on.

     

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