Industrial Estate Link Road – Officially Open But Not Contractually Complete

Wrexham Council have issued a response this morning to posts on our forums where people have been discussing the opening of the new industrial estate link road – or the perceived non opening!

CMAJ76 posted up saying “Now that the fanfare, back slapping, expensive breakfasts and coaches have gone away, the link road is now back to one lane in both directions, as the road has clearly not been finished.”

StirCrazy said “The opening ceremony was such a farce. Took down all the cones slapped a few backs and then put all the road works back next day. Why Bryn Lane was ever closed for almost 20 weeks I have no idea. In fact I took a few snap shots this morning…” they then posted up pictures such as the one above and below:

The Council got in touch to clarify the situation, with the opening being ‘official’ seemingly symbolic, whereas the actual completion of the road will occur in the next week or so.

“Monday’s ceremony marked the official opening to traffic of the new carriageways. It did not signify contractual completion which is anticipated to around the end of July, which will be around five weeks ahead of Programme.

The Gourton to Holt (westbound) section has not yet been opened as dual carriageway. The original route was a single lane. The works recently involved completing the west end of the westbound carriageway, which could not be completed until after Monday’s temporary closure, which allowed the Opening Ceremony to take place safely.”

With some of the road open to traffic, there have been people in touch saying how things have sped up their journeys and the Council highlight this saying:

“Drivers are already seeing significant benefits in the morning peak, and similar benefits are anticipated in the evening peak by the end of July.”

You can read the forum thread that triggered this response here (its free to register and join in the debate!), or view our live blog with pictures and video of the official opening here.