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Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
- LorraineG
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Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
Can anyone tell me what the signs in Lowestoft mean that say
WARNING: Tidal Flow in Operation
They are on the road heading towards the Bascule Bridge and have been there for 2-3 days.
WARNING: Tidal Flow in Operation
They are on the road heading towards the Bascule Bridge and have been there for 2-3 days.
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Re: Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
It may mean that because Oulton Broad is now open both ways with the roadworks there now finished, the original 'tidal flow' times of the traffic over the bascule bridge are now back in operation with the northbound flow now reverting to the one lane over the bridge late morning instead of 8-pm in the evening which was the case during the OB roadworks. If I'm wrong then no doubt somebody will know the correct answer.
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- nikkai
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Re: Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
You are correct BB the term tidal flow does indeed refer to the traffic direction ie it will have 2 lanes in one direction for a set time and then the opposite 2 lanes in the other direction when that time has been reached, being we only have the three lanes on our "Bridge!" it is the best way to aid traffic flow over it as the enter or leave Lowestoft traffic changes directions.
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- frankiesays
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Re: Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
As I recall, most people told the powers that be that a three lane bridge would present these problems in the late 60's. I guess we just didn't know at that time that the bridge was bought second hand from the Netherlands and was already built that way.
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- morty1753
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Re: Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
I think you will find that the bridge was 2 lanes when it was first installed. It was later changed to 3 lanes.
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- frankiesays
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Re: Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
Should have been four from the outset. They must have been wide lanes or wide paths if it was only two lanes to begin with.
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Re: Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
Don't you recall it frankie if it was only the '60's?
edit: 1973 not 60's, on reading this: http://www.movablebridges.org.uk/Bridge ... Number=354
edit: 1973 not 60's, on reading this: http://www.movablebridges.org.uk/Bridge ... Number=354
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- frankiesays
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Re: Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
I recall everybody saying it wouldn't be wide enough and the council saying it would but I can't remember it starting with two lanes.
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- morty1753
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Re: Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
I before E except after C - That's weird
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Re: Warning: Tidal Flow in Operation
Off coarse you are all right about the tidal flow but could;t it have been better phrased like traffic flow.
by the way can we ask the authorities to dig up oulton broad again because I found it so much quicker.
by the way can we ask the authorities to dig up oulton broad again because I found it so much quicker.