Wind slows Dartford
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• Speed restrictions will be common on the new Dartford Bridge because of bad weather, says its operator, the Dartford Bridge Authority.
Last week, the day after the bridge opened, high winds forced the speed limit down from the normal 50mph to 30mph for seven hours. There have been several other speed restrictions since then.
completely for about 15 hours a year. When this happens one of the two tunnels will revert to carrying southbound traffic.
Traffic cross ing the Thames at Dartford rose by 20% in the first week, but the authority concedes that most of this was due to sightseers. It says it will have to wait several months to see if the bridge, which will only carry southbound traffic, will lead to a permanent increase in traffic.
The Automobile Association says that traffic delays have reduced substantially since the bridge opened.