Central Bedfordshire Council has hit a bump in the road after roadworks that have been ongoing for seven months are halted by a disagreement over land in Leighton Buzzard.
The revelation that Central Beds are awaiting a license for access to undertake works on Morrisons’ land has been labelled “incompetent” by residents who have been affected by the roadworks on Lake Street since January.
The area, which is the second phase of alterations following work on Leston Road in November, was due to be completed by the end of May but the council are now unable to confirm an expected completion date until an agreement can be made.
LBO readers took to social media to vent their frustration.
Lichen Wyrd said: “This has a strong smell of incompetence to it. The project planner really should have been ahead of the game here and all paperwork squared before starting.”
Colin Johnson said: “Crazy. They should have ‘liaised’ before the work started. Sounds like someone messed up.”
David Leach said: “So far it looks like its badly planned and badly executed.”
Councillor Brian Spurr, spokesman for sustainable communities, said: “There are delays at the moment because we have been liaising with Morrisons about working on their land. Until we had their agreement, we were unable to proceed and this has held up the finish date.
“The licence is in the process of being finalised and as soon as we have that agreement we’ll get started on completing the work.”
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