MOTORISTS trying to avoid the traffic chaos on the A56 have got with hot water in police.

Yesterday, officers issued six Trafford Offence Reports within one hour to drivers who drove through a No Entry sign on Langdale Road in Sale.

The drivers were dodging the traffic delays at the Park Road junction on Washway Road.

GMP Trafford South said: “These people were fully aware of their actions and will face prosecution.”

Roadworks have been in place for some months now at the junction and have been the subject of much frustration and outrage, with long tailbacks and reports of dangerous driving.

This was exacerbated by the closure of one lane in both directions earlier this month.

The double carriageway will remain one lane until road-widening work, being carried out by One Trafford, is complete at the end of August.