M2 roadworks

snowmen

marcais wrote: »

I still want to know where Junction 3 on the M2 is.

greencastle

don't know if any of you worked over easter but from good friday to easter tuesday the motorway was 3 lines both ways with no cones, then someone put the cones back for the traffic to start again on the weds.
Random!

Bigcammy

snowmen wrote: »

greencastle

don't know if any of you worked over easter but from good friday to easter tuesday the motorway was 3 lines both ways with no cones, then someone put the cones back for the traffic to start again on the weds.
Random!

Supposedly they were carrying out tests of sensors embedded in the road before reverting back to 2 lanes while they finish off the roadworks.

It'll be interesting to see if there's an improvement on the M2 foreshore once this opens properly next week............

bingobangobongo

Please tell me the 3 lanes will be open from next week? I heard recently on the radio that it wont be open until Oct/Nov?
The problem doesnt seem to be at Sandyknowles and M2 - it seems to be at the Nelson street offslip - the quicker the cars get down the M2 then more of them will be queued up there.

SandLake

What is causing the queues at Nelson St, is it a temporary problem or a permenant bottleneck?

bingobangobongo

From my experience the problem no longer seems to be at sandyknowles - once you get on to the M2 and head down the hill section etc it's not too bad. Until you get to just past yorkgate on the motorway, its queued way back from the Nelson street offslip. This used to only occur when there was an accident, but now it seems to be a daily occurance.

Perhaps more cars are getting down the hill section quicker, and that the bottleneck has jusr moved forward..

Anyone else notice this - or just me

iluvfreebies

yipee - never thought it was going to get finished

Money_Grabber13579

marcais wrote: »

I still want to know where Junction 3 on the M2 is.

There isn't a junction 3 on the M2. Greencastle is junction 2, Sandyknowes is 4. 3 has been reserves for future use, but it'll probably never happen. Bit like the M4, M6 and M7! And several others.

Money_Grabber13579

bingobangobongo wrote: »

From my experience the problem no longer seems to be at sandyknowles - once you get on to the M2 and head down the hill section etc it's not too bad. Until you get to just past yorkgate on the motorway, its queued way back from the Nelson street offslip. This used to only occur when there was an accident, but now it seems to be a daily occurance.

Perhaps more cars are getting down the hill section quicker, and that the bottleneck has jusr moved forward..

Anyone else notice this - or just me

Of course that's going to be the problem! It just creates a pile up later on. But never fear, a flyover is planned between the M2 and Westlink.

snowmen

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

There isn't a junction 3 on the M2. Greencastle is junction 2, Sandyknowes is 4. 3 has been reserves for future use, but it'll probably never happen. Bit like the M4, M6 and M7! And several others.

nope - where the westlink ends and the m2 starts is J1, Fortwilliam is J2, Greencastle is J3 and Sandyknowes is J4

Money_Grabber13579

snowmen wrote: »

nope - where the westlink ends and the m2 starts is J1, Fortwilliam is J2, Greencastle is J3 and Sandyknowes is J4

No no, you need to take a look sometime! J3 definitely doesn't exist! Fortwilliam is J1, and at the end of the M2 is J1b. Sandyknowes is J4 though. J3 is reserved for a connection to the M8 I think, but it'll hardly ever happen.