Nottinghamshire residents have shared how their "peaceful" village can turn to "chaos" when the main road is shut. The A617 begins in Newark and passes through the nearby village of Kelham, linking the village to the other side of the River Trent.
However, residents say the "lovely" village is often bombarded with traffic if there are any issues on the A617, as the country roads in the village are full of drivers having to avoid the main road and find alternative ways to cross the River Trent. Despite the delays in travel many residents face, they all say that they still love their village and wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
Cleaner, Jane Allman, 52, said: "It would take a lot for me to leave Kelham as I love it here." Jane explained the village is lovely and that her only complaint is the levels of traffic and congestion.
