Nottingham City Council have provided an update into gas works which have caused huge queues of traffic on a busy Nottingham road. One lane inbound and two lanes outbound have been closed to resolve a gas leak in the footway and carriageway of Mansfield Road.
The works started on Wednesday, June 29 and the council has confirmed the work, being carried out by Cadent Gas, aren't expected to be completed until Wednesday, July 6. On Wednesday [June 29], one lane of the main road was shut between its double roundabout with the A6130 by Forest Fields its junction with Hucknall Road.
This caused a lot of delays for motorists - with gridlock in the city centre around rush hour. NCT buses had to be diverted around the traffic because of how slow it was moving, with a number of other services delayed. The lane closures will be in effect between Magdala Road and Redcliffe Road in Nottingham until next month. Residents and those working nearby told Nottinghamshire Live that the road is "never too bad" but had been badly affected by the works.
