Fury in UK city over 'ridiculous' new roundabout with 36 traffic lights

Residents person slated the 'ridiculous' caller roundabout (Image: SWNS)

Angry residents person slated a caller metropolis centre roundabout with a whopping 36 postulation lights arsenic 'ridiculous' and accidental it is causing much postulation problems than before.

The 'signalised' roundabout connected the junction of Milton Road and Elizabeth Way successful Cambridge lit up connected Tuesday (October 8) with a colossal fig of lights.

The works to enactment postulation lights up is portion of the Milton Road Improvement Scheme which the Great Cambridge Partnership (GCP) said outgo £31.9m.

However immoderate critics of the caller renovations said the sheer magnitude of lights means postulation queueing for the roundabout is lasting inactive for a agelong time.

The works are portion of a caller £31.9m strategy (Image: SWNS)

One section said connected Reddit: "There was agelong queue of cars lasting connected idle due to the fact that the reddish airy is determination for an unthinkable agelong clip portion determination is zero postulation connected the roundabout itself.

"Besides, don't postulation lights decision the intent of a roundabout?"

Another added: "It is ridiculous, I person lived present for implicit 20 years close adjacent the roundabout.

"Cars are present unnecessarily stopped and sirens from exigency vehicles owed to the lights precocious astatine night.

"I struggled to get retired my driveway arsenic nary 1 wanted to fto maine retired owed to having to queue up themselves."

Locals accidental the caller lights are causing immense queues (Image: SWNS)

The roundabout besides has a uncommon sparrow crossing which keeps pedestrians and cyclists abstracted arsenic they transverse the road.

A GCP spokesperson said: "The roundabout itself and the surrounding layout has changed somewhat to guarantee everyone tin determination freely and securely successful buses, cars, connected bicycles, wheels oregon connected foot.

"We would similar to convey everyone who helped with making the roundabout a reality."