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Why???

Reported via desktop in the Roadworks (NH) category anonymously at 00:44, Sun 11 December 2022

Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4027663.

As much as I hope this last evenings disruption here was not anything serious in respect of accidents, I do hope there was a damn good reason for throwing us all off the M18 at 8pm on a Saturday evening!

Southbound, heading towards the M1 for Sheffield from Hull. A journey that usually takes me about an hour and twenty minutes. Two damn hours tonight! I do believe this closing off of the M18 has happened before recently, maybe multiple times at this location. Seriously, if this was some road works, why on earth cant it be done in the dead of night, like 2 to 3 am. There is still an awful lot of traffic out and about in the late evening, and this is a pretty major motorway link to be closing off. Thankfully I do know the non-motorway routes reasonably well, not everyone will of course.

So again, why?

There is still the speed restrictions over the Ouse at the moment, and there was something going on near the Humber bridge this (yesterday) morning on the A63. Again we were all forced off for a closure of some sort, though there were police present that time, so who knows. Either way, another great motoring day on our wonderful road system!

I hate driving nowadays, its no fun at all!

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  • Thank you for your report concerning the closure of the M18.

    This was a police led closure due to a serious accident and as such, we unfortunately don’t have any information to pass on.

    Please be assured that we don’t close roads unless it’s absolutely necessary

    Kind regards

    National Highways

    Posted by National Highways at 11:50, Tue 20 December 2022

  • Yeah, I got the above response (as you can see) I just feel like there have been a few occasions recently when this exact location has been closed off without warning, forcing people off the M18. Which is pretty frustrating given it is such a major link in these parts.

    Anyone else feel this has happened a little more than it should in recent times? Or is it just me?

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted anonymously at 12:10, Sun 8 January 2023

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