I used to live in Cheswardine and now live in Newport, I admit i have been travelling through the back roads although I do know them well, as there is not a chance in hell im going to drive through eccleshall and back through loggerheads to get to work in market drayton. The back minor roads, i have seen more traffic on these past couple of days than ever!
I agree with Nic, they need to get it sorted, what i dont understand is, there is access for residents and businesses so they cannot be working totally across the road at any one time.
Traffic lights needed, so what if it backs up the traffic, people would prefer that than a 30 mile diversion!

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I live at Lane End Barns on the A41 and everyone I’ve spoken to has a problem with these works. I was so annoyed the other day [Tuesday]that I sent the email below to Stuart Freeman, the guy responsible for organising the works. So far I haven’t had a reply, nor have I from any of the Councillors that were on copy. May be if all those affected by this shambles got in touch with their respective Councillors they might actually take some notice. Here’s the email…………..

Dear Stuart,

I’m sure this isn’t the first e-mail you will have received re. the
above and I suspect it won’t be the last. Less than 36hrs into the
planned works and we already have serious problems.

Please let me explain. I tried to travel north on the A41 to Sambrook
on business and was turned back despite the yellow permit clearly being
displayed in my windscreen. The detour involved the back road to
Sambrook via Puleston. To my dismay, I was following a number of HGV’s
including a Muller Tanker, presumably on his way to Market Drayton. On
my return, I tried to come south on the A41 from the Sambrook
crossroads and was again refused access being told that the road was
closed and that I may as well tear the yellow permit up as “everything
has changed.”

When I eventually got home, I was informed by my wife that she had
been talking to Fay Price [Communication Liaison Officer, Jacobs
Engineering] who informed her that the permits had been revoked due to
‘some residents’ spitting at the Tarmac workforce. Surely only those
people doing the ‘alleged spitting’ need lose their right of access.
Their registration numbers should have been taken and reported to the
Police. That way only the culprits are punished instead of the rest of
us.

Fay also stated that drivers had been removing the barriers in order
to gain access. In view of the fact that residents travelling north
yesterday had to cross over to the southbound carriageway, I am not
suprised! There were no lights and no signs to show drivers what they
needed to do to negotiate the obsatcles. This is surely an accident
waiting to happen.

I also understand from a close neighbour that Tarmac have refused
access to a delivery van transporting a new toilet to her home. Is she
expected to have to wait for three weeks ‘to be able to relieve
herself”?
Another neighbour has, I understand, written to the Council stating
that the road closure at Chetwynd is ‘unlawful’.
Is this true? What powers does the Council have to close roads as they
see fit?

It seems to me that the Council has just been paying ‘lip service’ and
is using feeble excuses to go back to the original plans and stuff the
residents and businesses.

I should be interested in your reply.

Regards,

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