Traders ‘fed up’ with roadworks

12:17pm Thursday 15th May 2008

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QUESTIONS are being asked about why the roadworks at a busy Lostock junction have still not been completed.

Developers began building a new road entrance to the Lostock Triangle development on January 14.

My guess is that they may well have to dig up the road again. It is so frustrating.

John Bailey, licensee of the Smoker, who has been told electrical problems are halting work

Work was expected to last for 12 weeks, which would have meant the A559 Manchester Road being reopened on April 7.

John Bailey, licensee of the Smoker restaurant in Plumley, said he had heard that everything was in place but there was no electricity for the traffic lights.

He said: "My guess is that they may well have to dig up the road again. It is so frustrating."

John said his business hadn't suffered too much but others were getting fed up.

He said: "If you live in Knutsford or Manchester and come to the Smoker you have to drive all the way down and around the Morrison's roundabout.

"We all understand that roadworks have to be done."

A Cheshire County Council spokesman said: "We are overseeing the project.

"We are working with the developer and contractors to look at ways of reopening the gyratory on the A556 as soon as it is safe to do so."

The spokesman said she was unable to comment further as it was the developers CDP fo Elland who were actually doing the work.

No-one from CDP was available to comment as the Guardian went to press.