Anyone travel up or down the M1 last Saturday morning?

[PeteMorris 10]

Last Saturday 27th January 2018, I had occasion to take my OH to work. I got on the motorway at something like 8:00am, and noted they were coning off the 4th (hard shoulder) lane, all the way down from J36 to J34. I assumed it was something to do with adding a couple more 'refuge' areas (as I'd read something about it). I remember commenting that it would be a nightmare, come Monday morning.

 

Later that morning around 11:00am I travelled back (North), and noted they'd also coned off the same lane Northbound. All in the same morning.

 

However, at around 4:30 that day, I went to fetch my OH from work, and all of them, on both sides were gone...Not a sign of any worker, or cones.

 

Was this just a screw-up by someone? Or someone getting some overtime in?

[cgksheff 44]

Might just have been drain or verge maintenance.

[geared 317]

Yea probably just clearing up leaves and picking up used bottles trucker Tizer that are strewn about the place.

[PeteMorris 10]

Crikey. That's one hell of a lot of work....To cone off 3 junctions

[truman 10]

Last Saturday 27th January 2018, I had occasion to take my OH to work. I got on the motorway at something like 8:00am, and noted they were coning off the 4th (hard shoulder) lane, all the way down from J36 to J34. I assumed it was something to do with adding a couple more 'refuge' areas (as I'd read something about it). I remember commenting that it would be a nightmare, come Monday morning.

 

Later that morning around 11:00am I travelled back (North), and noted they'd also coned off the same lane Northbound. All in the same morning.

 

However, at around 4:30 that day, I went to fetch my OH from work, and all of them, on both sides were gone...Not a sign of any worker, or cones.

 

Was this just a screw-up by someone? Or someone getting some overtime in?

 

They have to store them somewhere