THERE is traffic chaos for motorists in a Winchester suburb as footpath improvements go ahead.

Temporary signals are in place on the roundabout at Stoney Lane and Stockbridge Road, in Weeke.

Drivers are queuing in both directions in Stockbridge Road, and some are stuck trying to leave Waitrose car park.

Catriona Soulsby, 60, retired, of Romsey Road, said she was queuing for 15 minutes.

"We have tried to ease it by sitting and having a coffee," she said.

"The people who make decisions in our local government, none of them are from Winchester."

Another motorist, who asked not to be named, said it had taken nearly 20 minutes to leave the car park.

The work started earlier this month and is expected to last five weeks.