2 hours of light snow that had been forecast and one of the main arteries of the country is closed for at least 6 hours WTF are the Highways Agency doing. Last time this happened to the Motorway they said would never be closed by the weather it was caused by a small section between the slip roads at Jn 22 not being gritted. Apparently both lots of gritters from either side of the Pennines used the Junction to turn round and forgot about the section inbetween the slip roads - pathetic.
No snow on the ground in Bury now.
They have closed the motorway to grit it. Call me a fool but shouldn’t that have been done last night?
It was this one that caused it, although a small picture.
It is on the slip road of Junction 22
redbob:
They have closed the motorway to grit it. Call me a fool but shouldn’t that have been done last night?
They were actually out gritting from about 3pm yesterday.
The HA won’t have closed the road so it can be gritted, because to make the grit work you need traffic running over it.
There was an incident on/near rakewood viaduct that initially closed the c/way, then because the c/way had been closed and no traffic moving over the surface, coupled with fallen snow, the c/way would then need an extra heavy gritting prior to reopening it.
The real Biffo:
redbob:
They have closed the motorway to grit it. Call me a fool but shouldn’t that have been done last night?
They were actually out gritting from about 3pm yesterday.
The HA won’t have closed the road so it can be gritted, because to make the grit work you need traffic running over it.
There was an incident on/near rakewood viaduct that initially closed the c/way, then because the c/way had been closed and no traffic moving over the surface, coupled with fallen snow, the c/way would then need an extra heavy gritting prior to reopening it.
Blame Lynn Bowles not me mate.
Who’s Lynn Bowles when they’re washed & clean??
I wasn’t blaming anyone, I was explaining that gritting had started some hours previous, and also what actually happens after an incident has stopped the traffic driving over the surface activating the grit properties for some time.
Wheel Nut:
It was this one that caused it, although a small picture.
It is on the slip road of Junction 22
I’ll find out who it was tomorrow, as I’m currently in there on the agency. The double deck trailers with the Mercs on the front are atrocious for traction.
What I can tell you is, it wasn’t me as I was in Worcestershire.
Ken.
Took a gamble on the A59 and it was as clear as a bell…
4 mile further down the road not a zip of snow 
The M62, the motorway that would never close, at least that’s what they said when it was built, pity they forgot about the weather!
I was going from blackburn to a sports centre near the white rose centre, I got to simister and saw the traffic at standstill, quick u-turn then Rawtenstall-Bacup-Todmorden-Halifax-Leeds job done. Then back to Halifax on the old A650, then A58 drighlington down to the bottom of the M606.
Easy peasy with a bit of thinking and a ROAD-ATLAS…
Wheel Nut:
It was this one that caused it, although a small picture.
It is on the slip road of Junction 22
Wheel nut as the driver of that truck the reason i was on the slip road was because i was out of hours i didnt cause anything ,I came off as was waiting for a driver to take the truck back the yard , i had been sat in that queue like everyone else for the best part of three hours ,so kindly keep your opions to yourself until you know the facts thank you, i was on the slip parked but there was a women came behind me with a young baby so i moved to let her through ,
Quinny:
Wheel Nut:
It was this one that caused it, although a small picture.
It is on the slip road of Junction 22
I’ll find out who it was tomorrow, as I’m currently in there on the agency. The double deck trailers with the Mercs on the front are atrocious for traction.
What I can tell you is, it wasn’t me as I was in Worcestershire.
Ken.
Quinny your know the story i told in the yard
I got stuck in it for the duration! 
■■■■■■ hilarious as a mate and I went to recover an agency driver who ran out of hours at hartshead moor west! Now to take 6 hours to do a 45 min drive was taking the Schmeicel! 
and those " professional " class one drivers who were having 45 min breaks on the hard shoulder from gate 24 to gate 22 west bound you need your licences took off you! Bad driving and ■■■■■ planning ahead you sock cooking fuddermuckers! You went past hartshead services m62 westbound!