Gridlocked Stirling city street branded 'absolute joke' as drivers see red over roadwork delays

Traffic congestion in the Causewayhead area of Stirling is expected to ease from Wednesday after road resurfacing works left motorists seeing red as they faced lengthy tailbacks.

Re-surfacing works in Causewayhead Road meant that traffic jams have clogged the area around Causewayhead roundabout, bringing misery for motorists on Monday and Tuesday.

It’s understood that the works began there on Monday, with drivers blasting the traffic management put in place to allow for the works.

Stirling Council says that it expects congestion to begin to ease from Wednesday when temporary traffic lights put in place to allow the works to go ahead switches from four-way to two-way.

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A Stirling Council spokesperson said: “Traffic delays in the area are due to essential road surface patching works taking place. Signage was placed in advance to advise motorists of the work taking place and to take alternative routes.

“The current delays are expected to ease from Wednesday as the temporary traffic lights change from 4-way to 2-way control. Traffic marshalls are also on-site to assist with vehicle and pedestrian management to help minimise disruption."

The spokesperson added: “We recognise the inconvenience caused by this and the construction of the active travel routes along this road and understand the frustration felt by motorists. We appreciate everybody’s continued patience and understanding as we aim to work to improve the area for everyone’s benefit as quickly and efficiently as possible.”

Motorists began taking to social media to voice their frustrations over the congestion.

One road user said their trip from Tesco in Dunblane to Lothian Crescent took more than an hour, describing it as an “absolute joke”.

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Another added: “I too was caught up in it with a place to be but never thinking the congestion was going to be as bad as it was. I can only hope it’s going to be worth the inconvenience and frustration.”

In an update to constituents on Monday afternoon, the city’s MSP Evelyn Tweed provided an update on the gridlock. She said that Stirling Council had advised that its service had been made aware of the chaos and an officer was toi be deployed to attend to the issues being experienced.

Ms Tweed instead urged drivers to avoid the area if possible to alleviate congestion. She said: “At this time I would ask that people avoid the area if they can to try and alleviate some of the congestion locally.

“Additionally, my office has made contact with Stirling Council, police and bus operators to establish what can be done to try and alleviate the issues.”