{"id":3924,"date":"2019-03-13T00:21:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T00:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=3924"},"modified":"2019-03-13T00:21:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T00:21:41","slug":"digger-pay-protest-causes-chaos-on-main-manchester-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/digger-pay-protest-causes-chaos-on-main-manchester-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Digger pay protest causes chaos on main Manchester road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic was forced to a standstill in Manchester on Tuesday morning by abandoned construction machinery left blocking a main road following a site row over payment.<\/p>\n<p>Four diggers and a truck were blocking Regent Road which is part of the \u00a315m Manchester and Salford Inner Relief Route improvement scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute is understood to be between main contractor Dawnus and subcontractors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"94603\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.viewpoint.com%2FEMEAQ12019ConstructionEnquirerMPU.html%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Strife-Twitter-Bans-300x250.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Manchester City Council spokesperson told the <em>BBC<\/em>: &#8220;Just after 9am this morning, workers for sub-contractors employed by our main contractor Dawnus on the Regent Road scheme blocked live traffic lanes causing congestion and delays in a dispute over alleged non-payment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The site has now been made safe, council staff are at the site to make it secure and no further issues are anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;However, we are seeking urgent clarification from Dawnus about their position and looking at how we ensure that this major scheme is completed as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"299526\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grid-point.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grid-Point-MPU-300x250-Feb-19-V1.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"165577\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.haki.com%2Fproduct%2Fhaki-stair-towers%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_HAKI-MPU_SEPT18.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/2TAD0wi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic was forced to a standstill in Manchester on Tuesday morning by abandoned construction machinery left blocking a main road following a site row over payment. 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