The situation on the the situation on the A4139 Ferry Lane and the A477 London Road into Pembvroke Dock continues to be monitored following further complainst of traffic congestion since the new set of lights were installed.

Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate Marc Tierney and local County Councillor Josh Beynon wrote to the Welsh Government on August 1 following complaints received concerning the installation of the new traffic light system on the A477 at Ferry Lane.

Local residents had been experiencing delays of up to 30 minutes on the approach to Pembroke Dock with some residents concerned that in a bid to avoid congestion, motorists have started using the town’s narrow residential streets to avoid the worst of the queues.

Marc Tierney said: “The installation of traffic lights at the bottom of Ferry Lane at the A477 have been talked about for a long time.

“Switching these lights on at the height of the summer has caused problems and I am pleased that in his detailed response to the concerns that both Clr. Josh Beynon and I raised, the Cabinet Secretary has committed to resolving the delays local residents and visitors alike have experienced.

“But local residents have also been in touch worried about the knock on impacts of motorists using residential ‘short cuts’ through Pembroke Dock to avoid getting caught in a queue.

“So I have also written to Pembrokeshire County Council to ensure that they are assessing traffic build ups on Ferry Lane and further along London Road towards the dock yard in an attempt to better understand what is happening.

“I’m pretty confident that these problems can be ironed out, but would encourage anyone with any concerns or observations to get in touch with either myself or Clr. Josh Beynon so we can feed those back to Welsh Government,” he added.

Clr. Beynon recently put a call out over social media for drivers to take photos of their own experience of the road to add to his letter after seeing how quickly congestion started – which was worse than when the road works were being carried out – after the switch on.

“Severe delays and traffic congestion on every approach to the junction putting further strain on residential streets within the town and back lanes which avoid the junction altogether,” said Clr. Beynon, who had suggested a roundabout would be more suitable at the time the plan was proposed.

Meanwhile, local MP Simon Hart has also had correspondence on the matter after writing to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Ken Skates AM.

“I am aware of issues regarding localised congestion in this area” said Mr. Skates.

“Our agents have been instructed to monitor the traffic lights on a daily basis and I can ensure you that specialist engineers continue to review the operation and maximise the efficiency of the traffic signals without compromising safety.

“We will make any adjustments as necessary to improve the current situation,” he added.