Traffic chaos fears allayed

The companies were responding to concerns that temporary traffic signals and lane restrictions on the busy commuter routes could still be in force when the schools go back after the summer holidays.

The restricted traffic flow on both roads has been causing major hold-ups for motorists for a number of weeks. But some drivers have expressed fears that if the lane closures are still in place when the number of cars on the roads increases during school term time, local people will be left facing traffic chaos.

One Greenisland resident, who didn’t want to be named, contacted the Times this week about the situation.

“The traffic is bad enough at the minute, but if all this work is still going on when the schools go back it’s going to be an absolute nightmare,” he warned.

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