Wolverhampton residents protesting over 'lack of transparency' on traffic calming measures at busy junction

But it has been marred by accusations of residents not receiving letters or enough information on the scheme, which proposes no right turn signs to prevent traffic from turning across from Lower Street and Henwood Road onto Tettenhall Road.

They are calling on the council to halt its plans and launch a more formal consultation process which would take account of the Tettenhall neighbourhood plan, giving due consideration to its legal standing in 'placing local communities at the heart of decision making'.

Around 70 residents attended a previous meeting in December to share their concerns.

Residents and ward councillors will now meet at Tettenhall Pool on Sunday at 2pm with a post on the Tettenhall Village Facebook page saying: "After feedback from councillors in the area and a lack of information to residents it is evident that cabinet members have failed to respond to our concerns regarding this matter.

"It appears that many residents feel the only course of action is make our feelings known by protesting at an area which will see increased traffic by the play area as a direct result of these proposals."

Tettenhall Pool on Stockwell Road is situated at the junction where cars will come out of the planned diversion - Tettenhall Regis ward councillor Bob Maddox recently posted a video in which he drove through narrow streets giving a running commentary before finally coming back onto Tettenhall Road.

Residents were also angry when the council sent an e-mail in error last week outlining the order for the signage to be erected from 18th January – they later apologised.

Fellow Tettenhall Regis councillor Udey Singh, who is supporting the residents said: "It is clear something needs to be done at the Rock junction but the way this so called consultation has been conducted is not very satisfactory for anyone. It seems they want to bring in the restrictions without making sure all the interested parties are able to comment.

"As a resident led councillor I am urging the cabinet at the city council to be brave enough to face the concerns of local residents and assure them they will continue to work with the people who have lived here for many years to listen to what they have to say about the proposed changes."

A spokesperson for Wolverhampton City Council said: “After the launch of the consultation on proposed measures around the junction of Tettenhall Road (A41) and Henwood Road, the council received many enquiries.

“As a result, further information and detailed data about the proposed changes were made available on the council website.

This was highlighted on the Council’s social media channels which encouraged people to have their say.

“The consultation period was also extended to Friday, January 12 to allow the additional information to be considered.

“No decision has been made on whether to implement the scheme at this stage as we will first consider all comments and representations from the consultation.

“Should you wish to object, comment or ask any questions please respond to [email protected] by Friday,

“On completion of the consultation there will be drop-in sessions to provide individuals with the opportunity to discuss any specific issues.

“If it is decided to proceed with them they will be implemented through an experimental TRO and the period for objections would continue for the first six months.”