THERE have been 91 instances of road works in Warrington Road in Glazebury over the last two years, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

Councillors Chris Vobe and Matt Smith are now saying 'enough is enough' with temporary traffic lights regularly causing chaos at peak times in the village.

They say the lights are often not sequenced properly and traffic has sometimes back up through Culcheth and Croft.

Cllr Vobe and Cllr Smith are working alongside parish councillor Joan Grime to press for better coordination between the companies involved and for the issues to be factored into Warrington Borough Council's traffic management plan.

"Enough really is enough," said Cllr Vobe.

"Residents are having to put up with continued disruption on their way to and from work. Traffic is backed up throughout the villages.

"Warrington Road has been dug up too often. We want better coordination between organisations so that road works are carried out at the same time.

"We also want the council to take more responsibility for sequencing the lights, to make rush hour easier for drivers travelling through Glazebury."

Cllr Smith added: "A recent Freedom of Information request by a resident revealed that there have been 91 instances of road works in the last two years in Warrington Road in Glazebury.

"That is far too much to be considered acceptable. We are working to ensure the council produces a traffic management plan for Glazebury.

"We need to make sure that companies like the utility providers are involved with that, so that we can have a much more coordinated approach to resolving traffic problems."

A Warrington Borough Council spokesman said that 48 of the 91 road works over the last two years were for emergency repairs and permit scheme is being introduced to give more control over utility companies.

She added: "Improving and maintaining highways in Warrington is a priority for the council and we are committed to minimising disruption for our residents and businesses.

“Temporary traffic signals have been used to maintain the safety of highway users and those working on site.

“In the last two years there have been 91 improvements or maintenance works in Glazebury.

"Of these, 48 were emergency repairs by utility companies to ensure that gas, electric and water were maintained for residents.

“This year, we have taken steps to minimise the impact on residents, including the launch of a permit scheme, giving us more control over the utility companies.

"Penalty notices can now be issued if roadworks overrun their allocated time which will help us to manage relationships and minimise disruption."