Roadworks on busy M54 slip road causing 'nightmare' for commuters
Roadworks on a busy slip road are causing a "nightmare" for drivers who are being hit by delays on their commute to and from work.
Motorists complained about the tailbacks caused by temporary traffic lights installed to allowed road improvements to be carried out off Junction 4 of the M54, near Shifnal motorway services.
Councillor Kevin Turley, of the Shifnal North ward, said: "It's been a nightmare. It's been adding 10 minutes or so to my journey. If you come around the front of the service station, it's even worse.
"If you're coming from Stafford Park, there can be traffic going back as far as Naird Roundabout, with cars in both lanes."
Councillor Turley said that people's impatience could lead to accidents. He said: "Nobody gives way anymore. Everybody is in such a rush.
"I've seen drivers rush along the lay-by outside the service station, come around the roundabout and rejoin the flow of traffic, just to get two or three cars ahead of where they were. People's impatience could lead to accidents."
Councillor Veronica Fletcher, who covers the Priorslee ward, said: "It's a terrifically busy junction and the back-ups this week have brought traffic in that area to a standstill.
"They should have better managed the traffic. The M54 at that junction is very well used because drivers can go off to Shifnal, through to the town centre, onto Newport and off to other parts of Telford.
"The whole road network can get snarled up from there. They really have to manage the system to make sure the traffic keeps going. That is the problem we've seen."
The traffic problems follow months of issues with the nearby Limekiln Roundabout in Priorslee.
Telford & Wrekin Council announced earlier this year that the work has been delayed due to a combination of set backs from utility companies. Council bosses accused Severn Trent of "incompetence" over the issues and called on the company to apologise.
The water company said the work would be completed by December 5.
