A NIGHTMARE, ridiculous and complete chaos were how some motorists described the diversions in St Martin’s yesterday when Route des Cornus closed.

REMOVING a safety fence that protected road users from a hole three metres deep could have been fatal, a site foreman said yesterday.

A FREIGHT delivery driver has called this week’s traffic jams caused by road closures some of the worst ever.

ANYONE with reason to venture north in their car in the past few days has had good cause to regret it. Those unfortunate enough to live or work in the vehicular equivalent of The Lost World are by now past anger and approaching despair.

DOUZAINES have been sidelined when it comes to roadworks, resulting in ‘poorly organised’ closures that anger islanders, the Vale senior constable has said.

ENVIRONMENT has defended its decision to close a number of roads at the same time in the north of the island.

SHUTTING the coast road for up to 10 weeks to repair sea defences between L’Eree and Perelle has angered some nearby businesses.

ROADWORKS in the south are causing more havoc as Forest residents have been getting increasingly frustrated with the number of drivers ignoring diversions and blocking up ‘their’ lane.

A SIX-WEEK series of road closures along Forest Road and Les Cornus will cause major problems for residents and staff of a residential home.

EMERGENCY work by Guernsey Electricity brought traffic chaos to the Amherst School area yesterday morning.