The road works have been scrapped, but they won't be gone for long.
Nine weeks of blocked driveways, dug up roads and temporary traffic lights appear to have been for nothing as roadworks in Bushey were scrapped this week, only to be restarted in autumn.
The gas works in Herkomer Road, carried out by Skanska and McNichols for The National Grid, overran due to complications underground, meaning they could not be completed in the time arranged with Hertfordshire County Council.
This week, workers on the site expressed frustration over the decision to abort the project, while residents described it as "a nuisance" and "a bureaucratic mess".
Derrick Spickernell, of Herkomer Road, said: "Why can't they just can't sort something out and carry on with it? As with everything there's too much paperwork and too much bureaucracy."
He added: "Last year we had the water, now we have the gas, they've promised us for years that they are going to resurface the road but with this that's not going to happen. It's madness."
One of the Skanska and McNichols workers, who did not wish to be named, said: "It's frustrating as all we want to do is get on with it but we're governed by the council so we have to follow their rules."
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Another resident, who did not want to be named said: "The roadworks are a pain but if they have to be done they have to be done."
The works were scheduled to finish last Friday but were complicated by the finding of "pressure points" further up the road.
Sara Wilcox from The National Grid said that by the time the pressure point problem had been addressed permission to work on the site had expired. Hertfordshire Highways regulations aiming to minimise the impact roadworks have on residents mean the application cannot be resubmitted until later in the year.
Ms Wilcox apologised to residents for any inconvenience but added that the situation was unusual and that they had to "play by the rules, which are there for a good reason."
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