Swansea Council's apology for Fabian Way traffic chaos after drivers face misery

“Being a motorist is a lifestyle choice and those who engage in it should be made to suffer the consequences.
No sympathy whatsoever from me.”

“Swansea councils planning department for road works is clearly blinkered visioned within their approach, bordering on the sublime to the ridiculous with road works around our city. They strongly believe it is cheaper to do these works in SUMMER would you believe rather than the cold of winter. Lets see! I'm sure any costings attributed to them through the WINTER, would be overly compensated by thousands of Holiday makers throughout the summer period. Now I am no way a mathematician nor profess to be but common sense would tell anyone, to free the roads from traffic snarl ups in summer, thus attracting more people to our bays and attractions. Other summer works alike grass cutting, one would have thought they'd have learned from past experience as and when this should be done. It's not rocket science sort it our or we'll have all tourists stopping at Cardiff or driving past to Tenby, even Brecon. Emergency work should be as thus stated: in starting and finishing it by the shortest time, without hanging it out for weeks on end.”

“Everybody mows their lawns, cuts their hedges and lops tree branches at night so, why doesn't the Council?
It's not as if it's more dangerous and costly is it?”

“In order to minimise moaning
Do it in a snowstorm, on 25 December, between the hours of 3:00am and 7:00am.”

“It is not only the roadworks, the traffic light system has been changed to benefit the new 'one way system' that has been built, giving drivers the false impression that it has done the job, the in reality it is the same, or worse. If you notice the lights are holding back traffic in the Prison-Leisure Centre stretch to accommodate. Sort the lights out then stop messing about with it!”

“We have 10 months of winter in Wales, this work could surely have been done last Sept to November or March to May?
Typical pen-pushing jobsworths sitting in offices doing what they always do, spend our money and damage our businesses by having no idea of what the real world is like. PATHETIC!”

“I think the changes do need to be done, but it should be done in the evening and early morning (7PM - 5AM) where it will not impact businesses. By that I mean shoppers and workers are not held up and business as a whole can carry on flowing, we all know the works are needed but there is a time to do it and a time not to do it.

Is the extra expense of a night scheme not worth keeping the main artery of the city moving as required?”

“Fabian way is like Wacky races, every car for itself. The 50mph spped limit is rarely policed. Also I've noticed Amazon employee's u-turning at the traffic lights at the old Visteon plant and using the overflow car park in stead of entering Amazon at the main roundabout. This is causing major disruption on the east bound road. This was happening well before the *****s decided to pitch up.”

“I think we need to take a positive viewpoint on this. All the council are doing is preparing the Swansea public for the chaos they will cause when they have to cut the grass, trim the bushes and prune the trees on the new boulevard.

Thanks Swansea Council for preparing us for the chaos to come - how very thoughtful of you.”

“@PruPhneeda

How mature? Hope you don't get elected anytime soon.”