Business owners in Carmarthen have been left seething because roadworks that were meant to take 12 weeks have taken 10 months and are still ongoing - resulting in simple access to their shops being blocked off. Work began on Blue Street, in Carmarthen town centre, last April. The idea behind the project was to revamp the town’s bus stop, located opposite a number of local and independent shops and businesses.
The work, costing hundreds of thousands of pounds, will ultimately see the introduction of two new shelters, the widening of a central reserve and enhanced landscaping in an attempt by Carmarthenshire Council to attract people to the area and make it more welcoming to shoppers. However, the work itself has thus far had the exact opposite effect, with angry shop owners saying they have taken a massive hit financially because of the inconvenience caused by a project that was meant to be concluded last July but is still ongoing in mid-January.
As part of the work being carried out, new road surfacing and underground work has seen the pavement outside shops on Blue Street cordoned off for long periods at a time, making many of them inaccessible to some shoppers. For those trying to make a living in already difficult times, they have reached the end of their tether. You can keep up to date with the latest Carmarthenshire news by signing up to the local newsletter here.
