DANGEROUS surface M27...

[NeiljohnUK]

https://www.powerplane.co.uk/case-studies/m27-concrete-retexturing-mac-area-3

Following the above work, where they milled the surface longitudinally, not transversely as specified in the Highways Agency documents, the M27 between J7 and J5 now has a 'tram-lining' surface, the deep/wide groove left by a mis-set milling head is clearly visible when dry, but invisible after heavy rain, which doesn't drain as well either.

EnterpriseMouchel are supposed to 'maintain' the road in a safe state, but profit above safety seems to be what's driven this. The off slip at J5 West bound is particularly bad, with the milling machine leaving criss-crossed curved grooves that change direction and make a bike very twitchy, my Land-Rover is also affected, its THAT bad!

The other effect was to mash the slab edges, so the overbanding is now 4" wide, not a nice 10mm filled slot...

They intend to push this out as an answer to 'polished' concrete nation wide, so if anyone is able to high-light the dangers to the H.A. of allowing it, rather than doing it transversely, please do so.

[TT_Man]

Took a close look at this last night (in the car). Your right quite a deep gulley on all 3 lanes where one of the grinding heads is set too deep. Think I'll use the backroad upto the m3 in the wet on the bike!
Thanks for the heads up!

[supZ]

report it!

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[kramdra]

It appears to be a trail, you sould contact the Highways Agency. if none complains it will be sucsessfull.

[UnspeedySam]

The M27 has been pretty poor for a while now. I used to commute down the section and filtering between lanes 2 and 3 is pretty hairy due to the 'hump' between lanes.

Do you know the date the work was carried out?
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[Marmalade]

I hit a pothole in August. Reported it twice and it got filled in Feb.

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