Motorists were left furious when they claimed roadworks in Gower Road, Killay , caused major disruption and tailbacks as far as Sketty .
The resurfacing works are scheduled to take place for another five days between The Railway Inn and St Hilary's Church in Killay, with traffic measures in place for three different directions at the A4118 / Goetre Fawr Road roundabout.
Vehicles going from Swansea to Gower reported waits of up to ten minutes as contractors with stop/go signs tried to deal with the amount of traffic.
Swansea Council said the work was necessary to extend the lifespan of well used routes, and that some drivers had been abusive towards the road workers and driven through when it wasn't their turn, which had caused further delays.
One driver caught up in the queues was Thomas David Barton, 63, who has lived in Killay for over thirty years.
He said: “People were getting very cross, leaning on their horns. It was the time of day as well, people were going to and from the Gower.”
Mr Barton said he experienced long delays when he was driving to take his dog for a walk at Clyne Woods at around 6pm, saying the traffic was “chaotic” and the worst he had seen in his time living in Killay.
Ashley Williams, 35, from Gorseinon also got stuck in the traffic on the A4118 as he travelled from Uplands to his home town in the rush hour.
“That's on my drive home and, to be fair, it (the traffic) was all the way back to Sketty.
“I was outside Sketty police station at 5pm and I got to the lollipop man (directing the traffic) at 5.40pm. It was bad, yes, but a one-off.”
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A spokesman for Swansea Council said: “This well used section of road is being fully resurfaced as part of our planned highway maintenance programme. Roads featured in this plan will have not benefited from vital resurfacing work for many years. The improvements are essential to extend the lifespan of well used routes for motorists.
“Anytime large scale road improvements are carried out there will be some disruption for motorists - we are doing all we can to keep disruption to a minimum and complete the work as quickly as possible.
“Advance signage was erected along the route to advise motorists no parking is permitted and we also letter dropped residents along the route to inform them the work was taking place.
“Unfortunately, we have received reports from our contractors that motorists have become abusive with workers on site and are ignoring the stop/go signs by driving through the works when it is not their turn.
“This is having an impact on waiting times for motorists. We would urge motorists to work with the council and observe the traffic management we have in place so both motorists and our contractors can travel and work in a safe environment.”
