Motorists baffled by phantom roadworks

Queues continue to back up on Chesterfield Road North with a whole carriageway on the road closed from Enterprise Road at the Millennium business estate.

A worker on nearby Millenium business park said the was confused by why the road was still closed in one direction.

She added: "We were all late for work this morning. There were long tails in both directions. But I'm wondering what was going on because there doesn't seem to be anything happening, but the road is still closed.

Nottinghamshire County Council said water-main work was due to be completed before heavy traffic hit the roads this morning, but the works were delayed.

Heath Phillips, Principal Co-ordination Officer for Via East Midlands, which is managing highways services on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, said: "The works in Chesterfield Road North are being carried out by Severn Trent Water.

"The company was aiming to finish before peak traffic hours this morning to avoid congestion but their roadworks have unfortunately overrun and we expect they will be completed as soon as possible today."