Motorway Closures Due To Accidents

[RJRB]

Obviously there has been a serious accident today and my sympathy to anyone directly or indirectly involved.

I believe the motorway was closed from around 8.15a.m to 4.30 p.m. with ensuing tailbacks and traffic jams on numerous roads around Sheffield.

Other than fuel on the road or damage to the carriageway this still seems to be an inordinate length of time for the motorway to be completely closed.

This is pretty much the same as my first post and I still think that more resources should be deployed to investigate and clear the problem.

[geared]

Diesel spills cause lengthy closures as the tarmac is ruined, needs ripping up and re-laying.

Obviously thats pretty time consuming, especially when the vehicles needed to do the job will have to battle through all the traffic to get on site.

 

If multiple lanes have been contaminated it's just going to drag the job out, having it finished in a day is a pretty good achievement really.

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On 05/02/2020 at 20:02, RJRB said:

 

This is pretty much the same as my first post and I still think that more resources should be deployed to investigate and clear the problem.

Maybe you can explain to them where they can get the money to do this. I'm sure with infinite resources and money it'd be cleared up as quick as you'd like it to be.

[RJRB]

1 hour ago, probedb said:

Maybe you can explain to them where they can get the money to do this. I'm sure with infinite resources and money it'd be cleared up as quick as you'd like it to be.

It’s a pretty basic requirement and fundamental to keeping our busy traffic moving.

Miles of tailbacks on the motorway are only part of the story.

All roads near the motorway were chocker,with lorries,vans cars trying to head south.

What does this chaos cost.

Of course it needs funding but where there’s a will there’s a way!