{"id":85610,"date":"2025-05-08T21:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T21:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/85610\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T21:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T21:17:10","slug":"the-year-long-roadworks-that-are-causing-massive-issues-for-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/85610\/","title":{"rendered":"The year-long roadworks that are causing MASSIVE issues for drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s another controversial city centre scheme(Image: UGC)<\/p>\n

Salford council has issued a statement after complaints that city centre roadworks set to last nearly a YEAR are causing \u201840 minute queues\u2019.<\/p>\n

The council is installing new bike lanes, mode pedestrian areas, and spaces for buses on Chapel Street in what it calls a \u2018complete streets approach to rebalance the space in favour of pedestrians and cyclists\u2019.<\/p>\n

The roadworks mean Chapel Street is closed westbound from its junction with Blackfriars Road to New Bailey Street, from May 5 until April 2026. The stretch of Deansgate<\/a> running parallel to the closed portion of Chapel Street is also largely closed to cars, meaning drivers need to use Trinity Way.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s caused delays in the area, according to one local, who said on Thursday morning (May 8): \u201cDrivers are getting frustrated with being stuck in traffic as work begins for cycle lanes on Chapel Street and Blackfriars,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome drivers have been waiting in queues for over 40 minutes. Local residents are not able to get out. The emergency services have nowhere to go, it is chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to the complaints, Salford<\/a> council has issued a statement.<\/p>\n

A view of how part of Chapel Street in Salford could look after a revamp. Image provided by Salford council. Uploaded by local democracy reporter Declan Carey.(Image: Salford council)<\/p>\n

A spokesperson said: \u201cSalford City Council recognise that any scheme of this scale is going to be disruptive, especially in the early stages while all road users get used to the new arrangements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working closely with Transport for Greater Manchester and constantly monitoring traffic flows in the area. Adjustments have been made to signals\u2019 operation at key junctions at Chapel Street\/Blackfriars Road, Trinity Way\/Blackfriars Road, and Trinity Way\/Chapel Street to ease the congestion issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we recognise there have been delays during peak times, we would like to reassure residents and all road users that the one-way closure on Chapel Street represents the best solution currently available to deliver the works safely and efficiently.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe set up balances the needs of local residents and businesses whilst maintaining the operation of public transport and general traffic flow with a provision for pedestrians and cyclists, whilst providing an adequate space for the works in a built up and very constricted city centre environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working with the works\u2019 contractor to ensure the project is constructed in the shortest possible timeframe to minimise disruption. The works are part of a long-term plan to enhance the area and build high quality, safer pedestrian and cycling provision across the city centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cPublic realm improvements will see the installation of rain gardens, planting beds and new trees introduced. There will also be upgraded surfaces and new street furniture to create a more inviting and dynamic space for all to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Transport for Greater Manchester was contacted for comment.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s another controversial city centre scheme(Image: UGC) Salford council has issued a statement after complaints that city centre…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85611,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,8086,285,1290,27605,8825,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-85610","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-manchester-city-centre","13":"tag-politics","14":"tag-salford","15":"tag-salford-council","16":"tag-transport-for-greater-manchester","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114474296888054292","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}