‘It’s a question of when, not if, there’s a major incident’

A notorious motorway slip road has once again seen tailbacks and near misses.

The coastbound slip road at junction 10 of the M20 has forced some commuters to look for alternative routes home from around 4.30pm.

People have taken to social media noting lorries swerving in and out of lanes and long delays due to out-of-sync traffic lights on the busy roundabout.

Richard Lloyd, 40, of Aldington, said: “It’s most nights. I try to avoid it where I can. The length of time the lights are on for only allows one lorry to pass through saying: There will be a very serious accident at some stage.

“The lights are basically letting five vehicles through and as soon as one is a large goods vehicle, that is all that gets through due to slower speed.”

The Kentish Express reported on the issue last month after another reader, Jon Morrissey, also from Aldington, said that the lights were only green for around seven or eight seconds at a time.

Highways England said the lights’ timings had been recalibrated, but the issue appears to have returned once again.

Mr Lloyd said: “The queue forms in lane one or on the hard shoulder depending on, I guess, who makes the initial decision. On Tuesday evening last week the queue was back level with Givaudan and traffic in lane two contin-

What do you think? Write to Kentish Express, 34-36 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8JR or email kentishexpress@thekmgroup. co.uk ued to speed past with people cutting in at the last minute. The trucks were taking to lane three in a bid to avoid slowing. It isn’t a question of if, it’s a question of when in terms of a major incident.

“My view is and always has been that junction 10 flows better when the lights are faulty.”

The coast bound slip road at junction 10 of the M20