Worst Traffic Jams In Years Across Wrexham

Traffic across much of Wrexham Town Centre and sections of the A483 are currently at a standstill this morning.

UPDATE 10:05am: Many many people have been in touch with various theories as to why this is occurring

John wrote in to say: “Main cause for above down to brain dead traffic light operator at ramada roundabout. No road works in operation. Total lack of common sense. Problems made worse by one way system in watery road. Police informed.”

Andy backed up that view saying: “The traffic issues caused by the lights near the Ramada Hotel. These lights have been installed for no reason. I.e no work being carried out. Told they are there to improve traffic flow. LOL!”

There have been lots of accounts of journey time, and pictures of the traffic:

Sandra told us on Facebook: “I had an appointment at 9 at the hospital, I was 40 minutes late. And I ended up getting out of the taxi I was in as it would be quicker walking”

Amie said: “Absolute joke!!! Been sat on Ruthin road for 1 hour trying to get my little boy to school and he’s still not in school!”

(More comments on our Facebook page here)

Our phones melted this morning due to the number of tweets, here are a sample…

Traffic chaos @wrexham 40 minutes to get from Premier inn to hospital only to find the nursing staff are stuck in the traffic as well

— CLAIRE KENDRICK (@CLAIRE_KENDRICK) April 25, 2016

@wrexham cars everywhere, when did Wrexham get so popular? 40 minutes to get here from rhos

— Lisa Claire Evans (@LisaClaireEvans) April 25, 2016

@wrexham 1 hour travel 3 miles from Acton to the hospital this morning – ridiculous. And the council want to build thousands more homes! 😡

— Rebecca Hughes (@WelshBeccaH) April 25, 2016

@wrexham an hour and 45 mins and still on the same road!😩 sooo late for work! Would be quicker to walk! pic.twitter.com/UqCurhYk3D

— Becca Kaye (@beccaLkaye) April 25, 2016

@wrexham horrendous traffic jam Ruthin road before the A483 junction been here 1 hour !

— Karen Lennox (@KarenLennox2) April 25, 2016

60 mins to travel from Coedpoeth to @wrexham . Wish I'd stayed in bed.

— Sion Rhys Wynne (@sionrwynne) April 25, 2016

B&Q roundabout @wrexham – 9.45am. pic.twitter.com/FHaAzDPPJC

— Jayne Rogers (@Jayniemo) April 25, 2016

@wrexham as if Ruthin Road does not have enough traffic issues, the council uses it as a diversion route. pic.twitter.com/7G0uHitu2T

— Chris warwick (@chrispwarwick) April 25, 2016

Although this map does not show the detail of the town centre streets it indicates the vast area of the problems:

Original article below…
Motorists this morning have been hit been with heavy traffic jams across Wrexham – affecting anyone travelling down Ruthin Road, Mold Road and on the A483.

Traffic in the area ALSO currently backed up from the town centre towards Southsea.

One motorist has suggested that it would be easier to walk today than actually drive through Wrexham, while another has stated that a tortoise has just walked past their car.

It is thought some of the delays have been caused by a traffic lights near the Ramada along with the temporary closure of Watery Road.

Traffic backed upto southsea trying to get into town @wrexham pic.twitter.com/Iuq8krBB51

— saf (@flynny26) April 25, 2016

Just been overtaken by a tortoise on the footpath whilst stuck in this @wrexham traffic

— Luke Griffiths (@LGriffiths88) April 25, 2016

@wrexham all of Wrexham gridlocked absolute joke. Couldn't make it up. Forward planning non existent

— John Roberts (@johnrob33) April 25, 2016

@wrexhamcbc @wrexham any idea how long the temp lights are on hospital roundabout for? Seems clownish with one way at same time

— Chris O'Hanlon (@ChrisOHanlon1) April 25, 2016

@wrexham Never seen traffic like it, until this morning! A483 turn off to Ruthin road to Bellevue park bumper to bumper

— Alex Jones (@alexmartinjones) April 25, 2016

Monday morning in @wrexham, Mold Road traffic. #delaysdelaysdelays #almostatastandstill #snailspace #keepsmiling 😁 pic.twitter.com/q1AmjEH0D0

— Gavin Rodda (@GavinRodda) April 25, 2016

@wrexham Very quiet here today, half the team seem to be stuck in traffic. #Carmaggedon

— Dickens Vauxhall (@DickensVauxhall) April 25, 2016

Half hour late for my app and still not there, 1 hour from B&Q slip road to outside B&Q itself! @wrexhamcbc have shut down @wrexham town! 😡😡

— Ali Owen (@AllyOwen) April 25, 2016

Ridiculous scenes this morning near B&Q roundabout in @Wrexham. Never seen anything like it. Traffic backed up on A483 to Rhostyllen jct.

— Jamie Edwards (@jemsport) April 25, 2016