Drivers stuck for over an hour in Wolverhampton city centre due to traffic light faults as tram testing under way
Motorists waited over an hour due to a traffic light fault in Wolverhampton city centre.
What is normally a five-minute drive between Tesco Express on Willenhall Road and the Bilston Street roundabout took drivers over an hour on Tuesday morning.
The issue was caused by signalling problems with traffic lights at the roundabout not turning green. Traffic had returned to normal by midday.
An engineer on site confirmed that there was a fault in the system which was causing the traffic lights to stay on red for just over an hour, and that they had to be turned off in order to solve the issue.
Drivers were seen continuing on through the red lights even as trams were approaching.
On Bilston Road, trams were seen crossing the junction when the traffic lights for cars were on green.
It comes as tram drivers begin training along the new Wolverhampton Metro extension line between the railway station and St George's.
Wolverhampton city council has been contacted for comment.
