First, the bridge was closed. And I thought that what would happen in the slightly longer term would be that we would go back to the one lane system, with traffic lights on both sides. But it was different! A variation on that system.
What we got was a part time low weight tidal system. Part time as the bridge is closed at night. Low weight as the limit has been brought down from 7500 kg to 3000 kg. How do they check? They have an actual person on the end of the bridge. They eye up all vehicles, and wave them through if they look lighter than 3000 kg. Really!
The tidal thing is that between 7am and 1pm, motorised vehicles are only allowed to go south on the bridge. Between 1pm and 7pm, they can only go north. Cyclists (who get off their bike) and pedestrians can go either way at any time. But if you want to drive onto Anglesey in the morning, or off it in the afternoon, you have to use the other bridge. And that bridge gets serious queues!
It’s not ideal. But it is a lot better than nothing. And I think we may have to live with this for quite a while! Bridge repair is a lengthy process…
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| What you see if you’re on the wrong side of the bridge tide |
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