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rhyds
 Post subject: Cardiff Airport signs on the M4 Eastbound
PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 17:45 
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Can someone shed any light on why there seem to be loads of signs pointing the way to Cardiff Airport all along the eastbound M4? Also, why do they start all the way back at Pont Abraham here:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 87.55,,1,5

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 Post subject: Re: Cardiff Airport signs on the M4 Eastbound
PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 18:43 
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Do some have the old blue borders for local destinations or did I make that up?

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rhyds
 Post subject: Re: Cardiff Airport signs on the M4 Eastbound
PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 08:32 
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Yes they do. I just can't see why you need a metric tonne of them all along the M4, especially from 50 miles out...

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 Post subject: Re: Cardiff Airport signs on the M4 Eastbound
PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:30 
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rhyds wrote:
Yes they do. I just can't see why you need a metric tonne of them all along the M4, especially from 50 miles out...

Actually, given the size and construction (and hence weight) of them all, that'll be siginificantly *more* than a metric tonne of them! :P
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Bryn666
 Post subject: Re: Cardiff Airport signs on the M4 Eastbound
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The best one is at Earlswood (j42), where the local bordered sign is more visible than the two "M4" plates beneath it.

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