Iziteshi zesimo sezulu esisha ukusiza ukuthi imigwaqo yase-England ne-A-roads ilungele ubusika

I-National Highways itshala u-£15.4m eziteshini zesimo sezulu ezintsha njengoba ilungiselela isizini yasebusika. Njengoba ubusika busondela, Imigwaqo Kazwelonke itshala imali engu-£15.4m kunethiwekhi entsha yesimanje yeziteshi zesimo sezulu, okuhlanganisa nengqalasizinda esekelayo, ezohlinzeka ngedatha yesikhathi sangempela yezimo zomgwaqo.
Inhlangano isilungele isizini yasebusika ngamagritha angaphezu kuka-530 ongawabiza ezimeni ezingezinhle kanye namathani angaba ngu-280,000 kasawoti kumadepho angu-128 kunethiwekhi yayo yonke.
U-Darren Clark, oyiMenenja ye-Severe Weather Resilience kwa-National Highways uthe: “Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwethu ekuthuthukiseni iziteshi zethu zesimo sezulu kuyindlela yakamuva nje yokuthuthukisa ikhono lethu lokubikezela isimo sezulu.
"Siyilungele inkathi yasebusika futhi sizophuma emini noma ebusuku lapho imigwaqo idinga usawoti. Sinabantu, amasistimu nobuchwepheshe obukhona ukuze sazi ukuthi kufanele kugwetshwe kuphi futhi nini futhi sizobe sisebenzela ukugcina abantu behamba ngokuphepha emigwaqweni yethu kunoma yisiphi isimo sezulu esisitholayo."
Iziteshi zesimo sezulu zifaka izinzwa zomkhathi nezinzwa zomgwaqo ezifakwe ikhebula ukusuka esiteshini sezulu ukuya emgwaqeni. Bazokala iqhwa neqhwa, ukubonakala enkungu, imimoya enamandla, izikhukhula, izinga lokushisa lomoya, umswakama kanye nemvula ngenxa yengozi ye-aquaplaning.
Iziteshi zesimo sezulu zinikeza ulwazi lwesimo sezulu olunembile, lwesikhathi sangempela sokubikezela okuphumelelayo kwesikhashana nesikhathi eside kanye nokuqapha izimo zezulu ezinzima.
Ukugcina imigwaqo iphephile futhi ikwazi ukudlula, indawo yomgwaqo nesimo sezulu somkhathi kufanele kuqashelwe ngokuqhubekayo. Izimo zezulu ezifana neqhwa neqhwa, imvula enamandla, inkungu, nomoya onamandla zingathinta ukuphepha emgwaqeni ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukene. Ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi oluthembekile kubalulekile emisebenzini yokulungisa ubusika.
Isiteshi sesimo sezulu sokuqala sizokwethulwa ku-A56 eduze kwase-Accrington mhla zingama-24 kuMfumfu futhi kulindeleke ukuthi sisebenze ngakusasa.
I-National Highways iphinde ikhumbuze abashayeli bezimoto ukuthi bakhumbule UHAMBO ngaphambi kohambo kulobu busika - Ukwengeza phezulu: uwoyela, amanzi, ukugeza izikrini; Ukuphumula: phumula njalo ngamahora amabili; Hlola: Hlola amathayi nezibani bese ulungiselela: hlola umzila wakho kanye nesibikezelo sezulu.
Iziteshi zezulu ezintsha, ezaziwa nangokuthi i-Environmental Sensor Stations (ESS) zisuka kudatha esekelwe esizindeni efunda izimo zezulu endaweni ezungezile iye kudatha esekelwe emzileni efunda izimo zezulu emgwaqeni othile.
I-monitor yesimo sezulu ngokwayo inebhethri eyisipele uma kwenzeka ukuphelelwa amandla, i-suite egcwele yezinzwa namakhamera angamawele abheke phezulu naphansi komgwaqo ukuze abone isimo somgwaqo. Ulwazi ludluliselwa kuNational Highways' Severe Weather Information Service ebuye yazise amagumbi ayo okulawula ezweni lonke.
Izinzwa zomgwaqo - zifakwe ngaphakathi komgwaqo, zifakwe i-flush ne-surface, izinzwa zithatha izilinganiso ezihlukahlukene kanye nokubhekwa kwendawo yomgwaqo. Isetshenziswa esiteshini sesimo sezulu somgwaqo ukunikeza ulwazi olunembile noluthembekile endaweni engaphezulu (emanzi, eyomile, eneqhwa, isithwathwa, iqhwa, ubukhona bamakhemikhali/usawoti) kanye nezinga lokushisa elingaphezulu.
Izinzwa zomkhathi (izinga lokushisa lomoya, umswakama ohlobene, imvula, isivinini somoya, isiqondiso somoya, ukubonakala) zinikeza ulwazi olungase lubaluleke kakhulu endaweni yonke yokuhamba.
Iziteshi zesimo sezulu ezikhona ze-National Highways zisebenza ngolayini wasendlini noma wemodemu, kanti iziteshi zesimo sezulu ezintsha zizosebenza ku-NRTS (Isevisi Kazwelonke Yezokuxhumana Komgwaqo).