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Off Topic Ouse Bridge/M62…..again….

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Howden Tigress, Jun 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM.

  1. Howden Tigress

    Howden Tigress Well-Known Member

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    Unbelievable…Not again….another year of hell incoming I imagine. So, Ouse fault this time? No laughing matter, I’ll get m’coat. Latest report below from Nat Highways Yorks;


    ❗Emergency lane closures - M62 Ouse Bridge - damaged bridge joint identified ❗

    ⚠️Following advice from a specialist inspector we have had to put in place emergency lane 1 and lane 2 closures on the M62 westbound between junctions 37 and 36, Ouse Bridge. ⚠️

    Although the damaged joint is in lane 1 we have been advised to also close lane 2 for safety.

    ❗ This will inevitably lead to substantial delays. Please consider alternative routes for your journey. ❗

    These lane closures will be in place whilst further inspections are carried out and a repair made. We will keep you updated.
     
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  2. balkan tiger

    balkan tiger Well-Known Member

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    It was under repair for 2 1/2 years fully reopened last October and now one (so far) of the new expansion joints has failed.
     
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  3. BlackAndAmberGambler

    BlackAndAmberGambler Well-Known Member

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    Incompetence at its finest.
     
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  4. pierredelafranchesca

    pierredelafranchesca Well-Known Member

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    oh **** off, absolute ball ache that was
     
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  5. Newland Tiger

    Newland Tiger Well-Known Member

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    How are we so bad at everything now in this country ?
     
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  6. BlackAndAmberGambler

    BlackAndAmberGambler Well-Known Member

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    Nobody really gives a **** anymore. Wait till the Castle Street “improvements” go tits up and the city grinds to a halt.
     
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  7. bradymk2

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    Everything is done as cheap as it can get
     
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  8. TIGERSCAVE

    TIGERSCAVE Well-Known Member

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    first proper rain and that underpass will be ****ed... guaranteed..
     
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  9. TIGERSCAVE

    TIGERSCAVE Well-Known Member

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    Simple... go and get some Japanese engineers and workmen on a short term contract .. sorted... instead of fat ****ers with arses hanging out resting on shovels and saying what a hard days work theyve had...

    About time the MPS for the area demanded an apology from the Minister for Transport and immediate funded action with 24 hour working...

    ** Cone contractors will be happy....
     
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  10. tigers1970

    tigers1970 Well-Known Member

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    And it will
     
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  11. DMD

    DMD Eh?
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    Why is it pronounced Ooze, rather than like mouse, louse or house?
     
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  12. AlRawdah

    AlRawdah Well-Known Member

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    To stop Yorkshire folk from sounding like a cockney. River 'Ouse.
     
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  13. balkan tiger

    balkan tiger Well-Known Member

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    Well I'll go to our ouse, never new that.
     
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  14. augustatiger

    augustatiger Well-Known Member

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    Doesnt say it has failed just damaged..could be just a loose cover.
     
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  15. springtiger

    springtiger Well-Known Member

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    Oh I don’t think it’s cheap as can be I think there is nobody with any real skill in assessing quality any more , They’ve all retired with years of knowledge and no replacements - like the police .
    It’s ok tell people you have ISOs etc but it only produces records to prove consistency not quality .
     
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  16. Godrevy Buoy

    Godrevy Buoy Well-Known Member

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    What ****s me right off is when you go past miles and miles of roadworks on the motorway with no one working at all. After spending hours in a variable speed limit you see a sign that says ‘ We are working nights ‘ This country drives me mental now. Can’t we do anything right.
     
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  17. Edelman

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    There's more money in not doing it right then go back for a second bite .
     
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  18. Nikica Jellyfish

    Nikica Jellyfish Well-Known Member

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    A country once famed for its engineering prowess and an Industrial Revolution that changed the world is now reduced to penny pinching and laziness. Madness.
     
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  19. Trumpton Tiger.

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    You mean like Chants Ave bridge?
     
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  20. BlackAndAmberGambler

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    Remember that every other year when I was a kid.
     
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