Eight-year wall row in Swansea finally resolved

The "temporary" wall supports and traffic lights have been in place on Brynmill Lane for more than eight years

Repair work is finally to begin on an unsafe wall that started to collapse more than eight years ago, closing a lane in a residential street.

Temporary supports have been in place to hold up the structure on Brynmill Lane in Swansea since 2002.

A row between home owners and the city council over who was responsible for repairs has now been settled.

The council said the road would close for about 22 weeks for repairs, after which it will return to two lanes.

Traffic lights which were described as "temporary" have been used to control vehicles for the best part of a decade.

A confidentiality clause as part of the settlement prevents either party disclosing details about the cost of repairs or who will pay.

But a council spokesman said: "We expect reconstruction works to commence in the next few weeks and anticipate the work will be completed in the summer.

"The work will require this section of Brynmill Lane to be closed to traffic for the repairs to be completed."

It said it would inevitably "cause some disruption for motorists" but diversions would be clearly signposted.

"On completion of the works, the traffic signals and temporary wall supports will be removed, enabling two way traffic to be restored," the council added.