Delays - Shoebury roadworks
MOTORISTS are facing “havoc” after gas contractors downed tools and left gaping holes in the road.
Cadent is carrying out work to replace gas pipes in High Street and Wakering Road, Shoebury, but after digging out holes so deep they had to be supported by metal pilings, work stopped three weeks ago.
The work, which began on October 5, has meant part of Wakering Road has been made one-way, with diversion signs causing confusion for many drivers.
Vehicles are being re-routed through Ness Road and North Shoebury Road during the work, prompting severe disruption for many.
Peter Lovett, vice-chairman of Shoebury Residents’ Association, said: “We have quite a few people complaining about it.