Criticism over A34 crash chaos (From Oxford Mail)
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Criticism over A34 crash chaos
10:00am Thursday 16th February 2012 in News
HIGHWAYS bosses last night defended their role in trying to prevent long queues on the A34 yesterday.
traffic was backed up for nearly 10 miles after the A34 southbound was closed for six hours between the Chilton Interchange and junction 13 of the M4.
Chauffeur company boss Nathan Thomas, of Enslow near Kidlington, said: “Making drivers more aware of it was probably a sensible thing to do.”
The closure was caused by a crash between two lorries at 2.30am, which also led to a diesel spill.
A spokesman for the Highways Agency said: “We provided information to traffic and travel media from the early hours. We provide information directly to the public in a variety of ways, including via our website, iPhone app, and message signs on the road."
Comments(7)
the wizard
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11:04am Thu 16 Feb 12
The Big Issue
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11:52am Thu 16 Feb 12
Some others were calling for more freight to go by rail; good idea but how do you get the rail containers from railway yard to the end user? Also Oxford no longer has a goods depot.
davyboy
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1:18pm Thu 16 Feb 12
The Big Issue wrote:all good points. there has to be road transport from railhead to end user. however, the A34 doesn't appear to have many, if any, matrix signs. considering the traffic, Abingdon didn't seem that busy. trouble is, with a diesel spill, quite often the road needs resurfacing, as the fuel gets into the surface, and causes slippery conditions when it rains. you then get motorists moaning about that, so the authorities need to ensure the road is cleaned properly first time round
Did anyone hear the loony tune on Radio Oxford calling for a ban on lorries using the A34? Not sure where they'd go??
Some others were calling for more freight to go by rail; good idea but how do you get the rail containers from railway yard to the end user? Also Oxford no longer has a goods depot.
King Joke
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1:29pm Thu 16 Feb 12
worldoftrans
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1:44pm Thu 16 Feb 12
The Big Issue wrote:another way is A40, A361, A346, A33, but only good if you want b/mouth, but then most the trucks goto southampton.
Did anyone hear the loony tune on Radio Oxford calling for a ban on lorries using the A34? Not sure where they'd go??
Some others were calling for more freight to go by rail; good idea but how do you get the rail containers from railway yard to the end user? Also Oxford no longer has a goods depot.
quite a nice trip, but couldnt do it all at 40
EMBOX1
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5:29pm Thu 16 Feb 12
worldoftrans says...
10:17am Thu 16 Feb 12