Am I the only person getting a tad fed up of the roadworks that seem to bedevil the A595 to west Cumbria?

I live near Maryport, and commute daily to Carlisle. I need my car for work, but do try and take the train when I can.

But the A595 is the principal routefrom the west to Carlisle, and any disruption has a profound knock-on effect for travellers and commuters.

So why do roadworks seem to drag on for days and days?

Why do they have to be done at rush hour each day?

Digging up one small section of road (as is happening now at Cardewlees) causes immense tailbacks both ways.

And, while I imagine the works are necessary, they do not seem to be done with any degree of urgency or efficiency.

In addition, there are currently roadworks on Orton Road in Carlisle as well, so there is no alternative but to suffer the delays and frustration they cause.

There always seems to be a total lack of concern at the disruption and inconvenience caused and - let's face it - the A595 can barely cope with the amount of traffic using it anyway.

Apart from the Thursby bypass, it is exactly the same road as it was in the 1970s!

When I started work in Carlisle it took 40 minutes to get to work. Now, I can barely do it in an hour.

The road surface is rough and bumpy in many places due to lack of maintenance, and quite simply, the A595 seems to have been totally forgotten as the main route into Carlisle from west Cumbria.

My car tax goes up each year, in direct proportion to the decrease in spending on the roads, it seems. This must be having an effect on the economy of the county - as well as my nerves and sanity - so these ill-planned roadworks don't help.

Paul Tweddle

Broughton Moor