M4 to be ruined until at least 2022

[2gins]

Smart motorway scheme from j3-j12 starting, I'll add the link to highways agency later when I'm at a proper computer. The specs cameras are going in around j3 now and I guess this explains the activity around j8/9.

You'd think they might wait until the M3 and other local routes were done first.

http://roads.highways.gov.uk/projects/m4-junctions...

Edited by 2gins on Thursday 16th March 12:32

[DJT]

Well, if the M3 works are anything to go by, 'at least' are the operative words!

If travelling between 20:00 and 05:30, you'll become very familiar with the secondary diversion routes, e.g. A4 through Slough.

Even a reasonable distance from the M3, I can still hear very low level vibration most nights. Mrs T can't hear it, but it drives me mad - I'd estimate a frequency lower than a mains hum and once you hear it, it is hard to ignore.

You have my sympathies.

Edited by DJT on Thursday 16th March 14:38

[HappyMidget]

J8/9 is a separate thing altogether and should be finished this year as it is just bridge strengthening. These works are gonna severely bugger up my commute from Reading to Heathrow though

[Nimby]

I thought the Government had told HE to limit motorway roadworks to a few miles and to investigate 60mph limits

[xjay1337]

2gins said:

Smart motorway scheme from j3-j12 starting, I'll add the link to highways agency later when I'm at a proper computer. The specs cameras are going in around j3 now and I guess this explains the activity around j8/9.

You'd think they might wait until the M3 and other local routes were done first.

http://roads.highways.gov.uk/projects/m4-junctions...

Edited by 2gins on Thursday 16th March 12:32

Why wait, they'd only be delayed.

This is very bad news for me. But I'm hoping it will not effect me too much. The only time I really use the M4 now is going to Central London (not often) most other routes I use A34 / M40 / M1 , worst comes to worst can go up the A404 from 8/9 and avoid 8/9 to Jct 4 for the M25.

It is beggars belief, not that it matters. There are far too many crashes on that piece of road for road works to carry on.

[Collectingbrass]

I can pretty much guarantee it will be finished just in time for Heathrow to start building the runway over the M25. I probably ought to apologise as that may well be the job that sees me to retirement (hopefully, unless one of the other sharp elbowed bds I work with gets there first)