Temporary traffic lights put up on the A36 at Limpley Stoke once again caused traffic chaos yesterday evening, with locals stuck in traffic for well over an hour.
Similar to last Friday, thousands of drivers faced delays of up to an hour and a half as traffic queued along the A36 Warminster Road from Bath towards and through Limpley Stoke.
Brassknocker Hill became completely solid with stationary traffic travelling through Combe Down to avoid the B31110 Midford Road closure caused by a landslide, which contributed to further traffic on the A36 Warminster Road.
Having queued for up to an hour to reach the roadworks, motorists were again surprised to see that there were no workmen on site and the traffic lights were protecting an empty area for the second time in less than a week.
With the traffic lights put up during the afternoon, workmen from the Highways Agency arrived late evening, at around 8pm, to begin to repair parts of the road and fill in a number of potholes.
Severe delays being reported on the A36 Warminster Road and Brassknocker Hill due to temporary traffic lights at Limpley Stoke.
— Bath Travel News (@TravelBath) February 12, 2014
@NOWBath chaos about to break out on #A36. Highways Agency just stuck up temporary traffic lights, Limpley Stoke to deal with THAT manhole
— Justaman001 (@justaman001) February 12, 2014
@NOWBath again?!! Are they having a laugh?!!!
— SalcombeTradingCo (@SalcombeTrading) February 12, 2014
