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Tunnel Still on 40mph northbound after 3 months
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6559412.
Northbound tunnel is still at 40mph northbound with no sign of anyone actively working to correct this issue. Previous reports saying this would be fixed by mid August, then its September and still no sign of anyone actually working on resolving this problem as its causing a concertina effect back down the a3 as cars slam on the breaks for the 40 zone that has no justification to the majority. Just seems the whole issue has been forgotten and clearly isn't being looked into to get the tunnel running back to normal.
Updates
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I appreciate the impact this may have on your journey, and I apologise for any disturbance caused, it is never our intention to inconvenience road users on our network unnecessarily. Unfortunately, we were unable to lift the speed restriction by mid-August 2024 as we had originally planned, due to an ongoing intermittent fault with the traffic lights at the tunnel. To ensure everyone’s safety we have had to keep the speed restriction in place, please be assured we are working hard to find a resolution to the issue. The fault only relates to the traffic lights on the northbound carriageway, and with the southbound carriageway being unaffected, we did not need to reduce the speed limit in that direction. The speed limit restriction should add less than a minute of delay to journeys through the tunnel. However, I acknowledge that this is undesirable and comes with the potential for additional congestion delays, as soon as we can safely return to the national speed limit we will do so. We appreciate your patience and understanding whilst we continue to investigate this ongoing issue.
Kind regards National Highways
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