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50mph limit for roadworks after joining the sliproad
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 2943930.
The speed limit is 70mph and after joining the road it quickly switches to 50mph. I understood roadworks should take into account sliproads, traffic flow but I think this one does not. The speed limit of 50mph should be before joining the a14 and go back further on the a14 to account for this. The 50mph limit should be far sooner and navigating the slip road at high speeds, ie with lorries, and constant traffic flow it’s hard to join and occasionally you must speed up to get on… This means by the time you’ve joined changed lanes, navigated the slip road and flow of traffic you are at the speed limit of 70mph to match the traffic flow and it is very difficult to adjust to the 50mph speed limit as it simply changes too quickly considering all the adjustments having to be made in this time. It is very dangerous. Appreciate your feedback.
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Thank you for contacting Highways England regarding the 50mph speed limit after the slip road.
We have checked with HWM who are our Traffic Management contractors and the traffic management design is correct to Chapter 8 with the trigger 50s some 300 – 400m after the lane gain on the entry slip. This distance gives sufficient time for merging traffic to join at 70mph before making the 20mph drop to 50mph.
I hope this helps with your enquiry.
Kind regards Highways England
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