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Roadworks / Signage issue
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6544238.
This has been reported previously by other users, but is still incorrect.
Roadworks M27 E/B between J9 and J11 - roadworks come to an end and are marked by a 'End of Roadworks' sign, but there are no signs indicating return to National Speed Limit... On a couple of occasions there has been an overhead sign indicating this, but this rarely appears causing confusion and danger to motorists - there are some sticking to 50mph for another couple of miles until J11, whilst others are going past at 70mph. This has been an ongoing issue for several weeks since the roadworks started.
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I’m sorry for any confusion or inconvenience these signs have caused you. I can appreciate your frustration at the lack of clear signage of where the free recovery starts or where the speed restrictions end and understand your concerns relating to this.
Instead of the return to NSL signs, we have installed new signage just after the works (please the below picture for reference) indicating that the speed limit returns to the variable speed limit.
This is determined by the signage on the overhead gantries (Variable Message Signs or VMS). Unless otherwise stated on these message boards, the NSL of 70mph still applies. This is a new approach that has been developed for works on Smart Motorways that have no hard shoulder (known as All Lanes Running or ALR). In these instances, you will no longer see the return to NSL signage across our works in ALR sections.
Please be assured that unless there is overhead signage on our VMS stating otherwise, the national speed limit of 70mph applies when you see these signs.
We appreciate your feedback which is invaluable to us as someone who uses our network, it helps us to identify issues that we can investigate or clarify further
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