Complaints made over Shropshire Council road workers
Complaints have been made about the behaviour of Shropshire Council contractors who have been carrying out roadworks near Wem.
The complaints have been received by Wem Rural Parish Council, and they include the “poor attitude shown towards residents” while carrying out work in Barkers Green and Newtown.
The parish council has now contacted Shropshire Council about the issues.
A statement on behalf of the parish council states: “Residents will be fully aware of the inconvenience road closures for highways repairs and improvements have on day-to-day activities and Wem rural parish has had its fair share of road closures over the last few months.
“Following these recent closures, Residents have brought several issues to the parish council’s attention – the most concerning being the poor attitude displayed by some of the contractors supervising access through closures towards residents.”
The parish council said during August and September there will be another round of closures – Edstaston on August 19 for two days, Ryebank on August 24 for one day, Barkers Green on August 28 for three days and Thistleford Bridge, Aston on September 4 for 12 days.
“The parish council hopes there will be no re-occurrence of this poor attitude,” the statement adds.
Shropshire Council was unavailable for comment.
