Shotton councillor questions three weeks of traffic disruption for pavement work
A Shotton town councillor has questioned whether three weeks of traffic disruption through the town has been proportionate to the work completed so far.
Mike Evans, an independent councillor for Shotton East Ward on Shotton Town Council, posted a photograph of new block paving at the junction of Wellington Street and Rowley’s Drive alongside the caption: “3 weeks of Horrendous Traffic Congestion for this?”
He added: “I’ve got my opinion love to hear what the residents and regular road users and businesses owners have to say.?”
The post drew dozens of responses from residents describing gridlocked traffic through Shotton, with some reporting journeys of 25 to 40 minutes on routes that normally take two.
Four-way temporary traffic lights were installed on the B5129 Chester Road East in early February as part of a Flintshire County Council highways and transport scheme expected to last up to 26 weeks.
When the works were announced in December, the council said it would “prioritise off-carriageway work at the start of the project to limit impact.”
The programme includes the replacement of bus shelters, removal of barriers, new right-turning pockets at junctions on Charmley’s Lane, Chester Close,
Nelson Street and Jubilee Street, upgraded street lighting and traffic signals, and carriageway resurfacing on the B5129 between Shotton Lane and Brook Road.
A green infrastructure programme covering Charmley’s Lane and Ash Grove car parks and the Henry Weale Memorial Garden is running alongside the highways works.
The photograph posted by Cllr Evans shows new block paving forming a dropped kerb at the junction corner.
The road surface immediately adjacent to the new pavement work is visibly deteriorated, with residents on social media questioning why the carriageway had not been resurfaced at the same time.
Several residents also raised confusion about what the works are for, with some saying they had expected road resurfacing based on public notices but had so far seen pavement alterations and work at the memorial garden.
Wheelchair and mobility scooter users who responded to the post were divided, with some describing the dropped kerb as a genuine accessibility improvement and others saying wheelchair access already existed at the location.
One resident listed simultaneous roadworks at Ewloe roundabout, Wood Lane, the Connah’s Quay to Northop road, Northop Hall, the A55 westbound from Ewloe to Dobshill, Alltami crossroads and Manor Lane to Broughton, questioning why so many schemes were running at the same time across the area.
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