A DAMAGED manhole cover has caused traffic chaos in Wargrave this morning.
Motorists ignoring road closed signs along the A321 High Street into the village were forced to do three-point turns in the narrow roads after discovering the crossroads completely blocked by workmen.
A lorry tried to turn around in a resident’s driveway before being forced to reverse down the road.
Workmen on the site, on the corner of Church Street and School Lane, explained that a manhole cover had been broken, and that earlier reports that the manhole had collapsed were incorrect.
One told The Wokingham Paper: “The corner of the cover had been chipped off and it wasn’t safe. We have been here since 9pm last night working on it.”
The road had been due to be closed until Friday to allow BT to carry out works to the fibre cabling within an existing duct.
