Llangollen county councillor Karen Edwards has been dealing with traffic problems caused by the early stages of work on walking routes in the town.
Denbighshire County Council has secured grant funding from the Welsh Government’s Active Travel fund to improve some of the routes in the Brook Street and Pengwern areas.
The work by contractors Pronin Ltd, which began yesterday (Monday) is due to continue until Marchand, includes localised footway widening, improved pedestrian crossings and work to enhance junctions.
Cllr Edwards says that after it began yesterday at the Brook Street/A5 junction she received numerous complaints about traffic management, including the temporary lights on the A5 which have been causing traffic congestion and inadequate information being given to the public beforehand.
She says she has now been told by the senior officer in charge of the scheme that an engineer has been on site yesterday and today monitoring traffic flow and that numerous meetings with the council's Streetworks team had taken place over the past few weeks to discuss traffic management.
Cllr Edwards said: "I have been told the A5/Brook Street was difficult to plan as it required three-way temporary traffic signals for the first phase, which includes the re-alignment of the junction.
"I understand that the engineer has been on site this morning (Tuesday) to ensure the best locations have been chosen for the traffic lights and they are looking into the possibility of the signals being manually operated at peak times to avoid disruption.
"I have received an apology for the press release for the scheme not being sent out earlier and been told that communications will now improve."
She added: "There have obviously been problems with the scheme but I very much appreciate the officer answering my concerns about the traffic management aspects and I intend to keep a close eye on it as it proceeds over the next couple of months."
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