A FRUSTRATED driver is calling for action on roadworks affecting Malvern and Ledbury residents which will soon be in place for a year.
The A449 near British Camp has had cones and lights in place for nearly 12 months.
The roadworks have been there with apparently no sign of anything actually being done to repair the damaged pavement, said Edd Hogan.
This is in addition to the cones and barriers in place a little further down the hill on the A449 and also on the upper part of Kings Road, Upper Welland, where it meets the A449.
However, Worcestershire County Council said investigations into the repairs have proved more complex than initially thought.
The traffic lights affect drivers travelling from Malvern to Ledbury.
Mr Hogan, from Ledbury, who regularly travels between the two towns said: "This trio of barriers, cones and lights seems like it has been with us for a long time... which they have!
"The most noticeable work has been the recent introduction of a new sign advising of CCTV to protect the workforce, albeit there is neither CCTV or a workforce.
"Reporter James Reece reported on this in November when a comment was obtained from Worcestershire County Councillor Mike Rouse, who is the lead for highways and is accountable to the public for road repairs like this.
Mr Hogan said: "At that time, months on from the original time when the cones and lights first appeared, investigations were still being carried out. One can legitimately ask, do investigations take a whole year to conduct?
 "This newspaper reported in February this year when joke signs mocking the lack of progress were put up, before being swiftly removed by the killjoy council.
"The roadworks have been there so long that the road is now damaged in the centre where the white lines would normally be. A crack or seam in the road surface has been worn so much with vehicles crossing around the traffic lights that it too now needs repairing.
"So, when will work be completed, or even start? This long-running saga continues and will likely cause another summer of congestion and added pollution from vehicles travelling this route. It is very concerning that the council has simply done nothing for so long, other than pay a year's costs for hiring the cones and lights."  
A spokesperson for Worcestershire County Council said: "The traffic arrangements have been in place to ensure the safety of pedestrians and drivers, while investigations have been carried out. The investigations into a repair have proved more complex than initially expected.
"We are about to establish a temporary lightweight structure to carry the footway over the voided section.  This will allow us to get the carriageway back to two-way working and remove the lights.
"The lights may need to be reinstated temporarily when additional ground investigations are carried out to further inform the detailed design of the repairs. Details of this will be shared in due course.
"Other arrangements will be required when the permanent repairs are carried out."