Why do work men close roads off with cones and then never work on the roads?

defygravity325

They may have other reasons such as surveying the road. They may be concerned about their own safety. Would you like only one cone between you and a car going 70 miles an hour? It could also be about properly controlling the traffic before they hit the construction zone.

montenapoleone

My road has been coned for 2 months. I go out at all times of the day but have never seen any work underway. When I arrived home today at 4pm one guy was sitting in the council van watching girls in short skirts. (I live opposite a girls' school)

Shouty dad- your answer is best!

Goofy Goofer Goof Goof Goof !

They do this because they have no where else to store the cones.

Gemini DJ

They will often courten roads off for safety reasons, and also to protect their roads. There may be a loose area, or bump. This usually happens when undergoing maintainence, also they may have to cone it off prior to conducting their work, so it is ready and prepared.

texaswildman

it's for safety resons. to remind you that there is work. being done in that area. drive safe.

DEBORAH S

i have often wandered about this...where i live they will close off part of a road, not dig anything up and leave it there for about a week or so, come back and dig up the tiniest bit then leave it, then about a week later they will be back do whatever they were meant to be doing and then fill it in and go... i will never understand it

bungee

the men doing the work don't make these decisions, they are made by management.

UCANTCME

They do this for many other reasons other than working on the road, they may be checking the road or surveying on many other things..

sjhynes

i have been wondering this very thing for years ,, have you noticed that where ever there are road works there is a mysterious absence of work men i some times wonder if they are a tribe of underground dwellers who lke to pop up and have a joke by causing traffic problems

olgreybuzzard

They are waiting for the traffic to slow down to speeds that make it safe to work and finish the job , so that no workmen are injured by motors that skid out of control after tailgating at speed.

The sooner that traffic slows , the quicker the job is done, the sooner the cones go.

Cheese

I would guess it's to do with all the health & safety crap everybody is enforced with now.

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