Iziteshi zezulu ezintsha zokusiza ukulungisa imigwaqo emikhulu yaseNgilandi kanye nemigwaqo ye-A ukuze ilungele ubusika

I-National Highways itshala imali engu-£15.4m eziteshini ezintsha zesimo sezulu njengoba ilungiselela isizini yasebusika. Njengoba ubusika busondela, i-National Highways itshala imali engu-£15.4m kunethiwekhi entsha yeziteshi zesimo sezulu ezisezingeni eliphezulu, okuhlanganisa nengqalasizinda esekelayo, ezohlinzeka ngemininingwane yesikhathi sangempela yezimo zemigwaqo.
Le nhlangano isilungele isizini yasebusika enama-gritters angaphezu kuka-530 okufanele iwasebenzise ezimweni ezimbi kanye namathani angaba ngu-280,000 kasawoti ezindaweni zokugcina izimpahla ezingu-128 kunethiwekhi yayo.
UDarren Clark, uMphathi Wezokumelana Nesimo Sezulu Esinzima kwaNational Highways uthe: “Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwethu ekuthuthukiseni iziteshi zethu zesimo sezulu kuyindlela yakamuva nje esithuthukisa ngayo ikhono lethu lokubikezela isimo sezulu.
"Silungele isizini yasebusika futhi sizobe siphuma sizulazule emini noma ebusuku lapho imigwaqo idinga usawoti. Sinabo abantu, izinhlelo kanye nobuchwepheshe obukhona ukuze sazi ukuthi kufanele sisebenze kuphi futhi nini futhi sizobe sisebenza ukugcina abantu behamba ngokuphepha emigwaqweni yethu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isimo sezulu sinjani."
Iziteshi zesimo sezulu zinezinzwa zomoya kanye nezinzwa zomgwaqo ezixhunywe ngekhebula zisuka esiteshini sesimo sezulu ziye emgwaqweni. Zizokala iqhwa neqhwa, ukubonakala kwenkungu, imimoya enamandla, izikhukhula, izinga lokushisa lomoya, umswakama kanye nemvula ukuze kutholakale ingozi yokuqhuma kwamanzi emanzini.
Iziteshi zesimo sezulu zinikeza ulwazi lwesimo sezulu olunembile nolwesikhathi sangempela ukuze kubikezelwe ngempumelelo isikhathi esifushane neside kanye nokuqapha izimo zezulu ezimbi.
Ukuze kugcinwe imigwaqo iphephile futhi ingadluleki, ubuso bomgwaqo kanye nesimo sezulu kumele kuqashwe njalo. Izimo zezulu ezifana neqhwa neqhwa, imvula enamandla, inkungu, kanye nemimoya enamandla kungathinta ukuphepha komgwaqo ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukene. Ukunikeza ulwazi oluthembekile kubalulekile emisebenzini yokulungisa ebusika.
Isiteshi sokuqala sezulu sizokwethulwa ku-A56 eduze kwase-Accrington ngomhlaka-24 Okthoba futhi kulindeleke ukuthi sisebenze ngosuku olulandelayo.
I-National Highways iphinde ikhumbuze abashayeli bezimoto ukuthi bakhumbule i-TRIP ngaphambi kohambo kulobu busika - Ukugcwalisa: uwoyela, amanzi, ukugeza isikrini; Ukuphumula: ukuphumula njalo emahoreni amabili; Hlola: Hlola amathayi nezibani bese ulungiselela: hlola umzila wakho kanye nesimo sezulu.
Iziteshi zezulu ezintsha, ezaziwa nangokuthi i-Environmental Sensor Stations (ESS) zishintsha kusuka kudatha esekelwe kusizinda efunda izimo zezulu endaweni ezungezile ziye kudatha esekelwe kumzila efunda izimo zezulu emgwaqweni othile.
Isikrini sezulu ngokwaso sinebhethri elisekelayo uma kwenzeka ugesi uphela, isethi ephelele yezinzwa namakhamera amabili abheke phezulu naphansi komgwaqo ukuze abone isimo somgwaqo. Ulwazi ludluliselwa kwiNational Highways' Severe Weather Information Service okuyiyo eyazisa amakamelo ayo okulawula kulo lonke izwe.
Izinzwa zomphezulu womgwaqo – ezifakwe ngaphakathi komgwaqo, ezifakwe zihambisana nobuso, izinzwa zithatha izilinganiso ezahlukahlukene kanye nokubuka kobuso bomgwaqo. Zisetshenziswa esiteshini sezulu somgwaqo ukunikeza ulwazi olunembile noluthembekile ngesimo somphezulu (okumanzi, okomile, okubandayo, okuqandisiwe, iqhwa, ukuba khona kwamakhemikhali/usawoti) kanye nokushisa komphezulu.
Izinzwa zomoya (izinga lokushisa lomoya, umswakama ohlobene, imvula, isivinini somoya, isiqondiso somoya, ukubonakala) zinikeza ulwazi olungaba semqoka endaweni yonke yokuhamba.
Iziteshi zezulu zeNational Highways ezikhona zisebenza ngezintambo zasekhaya noma zesimanje, kanti iziteshi zezulu ezintsha zizosebenza nge-NRTS (National Roadside Telecommunications Service).