Traffic chaos in Bury St Edmunds continues due to emergency gas repair works with temporary lights at crossroads in Newmarket Road

Emergency gas repair works are continuing to cause traffic chaos in a town.

Suffolk Highways announced on its Facebook page yesterday that temporary traffic lights were being installed at the crossroads in Newmarket Road, Bury St Edmunds, to facilitate repairs.

The stretch before the regular traffic lights on the way into Bury is blocked off.

Traffic entering the town from this direction now has to enter the crossroads from the side which would normally be used to exit the town.

Long delays were reported this morning, with tailbacks stretching to the Co-op in Risbygate Street and to the Westley roundabout.

According to the one.network, Cadent is carrying out emergency gas repair works.

The traffic lights are due to be in place until Thursday, December 19.