Emergency roadworks taking place on a busy stretch of the A52 were described as an 'inconvenience' by drivers caught up in the congestion. Drivers said they were late to pick up loved ones from the Queen's Medical Centre while the work took place.
The work, taking place over recent days between the Queen's Medical Centre and Priory Island in Wollaton, caused long delays for drivers and buses in the area. Temporary traffic lights were in operation.
In the evenings, traffic had been queueing in both directions along the A52 Derby Road at the University of Nottingham North Entrance, near the QMC. Wollaton resident Lee Manson, 35, who was stuck in traffic on Thursday (October 27), said he was late to pick up his wife from a hospital appointment.
Mr Manson, a teacher, said: "For me, it wasn’t the end of the world but for others who were maybe driving someone to hospital or needed to get to an appointment themselves, I get that it must have been a pain. It’s just a pivotal location where most people drive and put roadworks in the middle of it and yeah, it will get busy and congested.”
Jen Nelson, 56, who lives in Wollaton, was caught up in the disruption while travelling in a taxi. Retired Ms Nelson said: “It was an inconvenience, I was in a taxi and was scared he’d charge me a fortune but he was understanding.
"If it wasn't for emergency roadworks, I’d have been even more annoyed because this is an important route for ambulances especially. The whole road was just filled with cars and people were beeping and the weather wasn’t the best either.”
University of Nottingham student Lily Harris, 21, was driving into the city on October 27. She said: “It didn’t take too long for the traffic to go down thankfully but it was really busy. All I could see in my mirrors was just a long line of cars.”
Ms Harris, who lives in Dunkirk, added: “You can’t really be bad at these things because they can’t be helped. It was a bit annoying in the moment but there was nothing anyone could do.”
The works, which also caused congestion through Beeston, have now finished. During the congested period, Nottingham Travelwise, Nottingham City Council’s traffic monitoring Twitter account, advised motorists to take alternative routes where possible.
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