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[Albion] M23 Crane



CheeseRolls

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NSC Licker Extraordinaire
Jan 27, 2009
5,905
Shoreham Beach
Driving back from Oxfordshire earlier and at the top of the M23 they were unloading a bloody big crane. Just as I approached in the outside lane it toppled off the lorry and started coming towards me. I hit the brakes and the crane hit the crash barrier and stopped toppling, but just for a minute...

2 lanes closed apparently. Hopefully I was the last Seagull through and the route South from Croydon is now snarled up.
 

Wardy's twin

Well-known member
Oct 21, 2014
8,378
Driving back from Oxfordshire earlier and at the top of the M23 they were unloading a bloody big crane. Just as I approached in the outside lane it toppled off the lorry and started coming towards me. I hit the brakes and the crane hit the crash barrier and stopped toppling, but just for a minute...

2 lanes closed apparently. Hopefully I was the last Seagull through and the route South from Croydon is now snarled up.

glad it missed you....
 

CheeseRolls

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NSC Licker Extraordinaire
Jan 27, 2009
5,905
Shoreham Beach
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LamieRobertson

Not awoke
Feb 3, 2008
46,415
SHOREHAM BY SEA
Driving back from Oxfordshire earlier and at the top of the M23 they were unloading a bloody big crane. Just as I approached in the outside lane it toppled off the lorry and started coming towards me. I hit the brakes and the crane hit the crash barrier and stopped toppling, but just for a minute...

2 lanes closed apparently. Hopefully I was the last Seagull through and the route South from Croydon is now snarled up.

No current incidents reported ..so i assume lanes are now open.....more importantly you are safe!
 


Seagull1989

Well-known member
Oct 31, 2011
1,196
Taken me an hour so far from Jct 8 on M25 and only just on M23 entry slip. Likelihood of Kick off being delayed ?
 


clippedgull

Hotdogs, extra onions
Aug 11, 2003
20,789
Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls
Update #M23. Lane closures on the southbound between M25 & Gatwick junctions. The northbound remains open. There may need to be a full closure of the southbound when recovery is in progress in an hour or so. @HighwaysSEAST awaiting specialist equipment to right a crane. Surrey Road Police

Tweet posted 17:16
 

clippedgull

Hotdogs, extra onions
Aug 11, 2003
20,789
Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls
It’s likely we will have to fully close the southbound carriageway whilst recovery of the crane takes place. We’ll also need to close 1 lane northbound as a result. We’ll provide updates when this happens. Delays on #M25 anti-clockwise now back to J9 and clockwise reaching J6.

Highways South East posted at 17:31
 

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