Residents have hit out at Bradford Council after a road was left unfinished following resurfacing works.

The work on West End, outside Russell Hall Primary School, Queensbury, Bradford, was done on June 2, but loose chips were left on the road and yellow zig-zags were not repainted.

Bradford Council has said that issues with parking and wet weather caused the delay and the work would be finished today.

Michael Tomkinson, 62, of Albert Crescent, Queensbury, said: “There are a lot of chips left over.

“People are complaining about the skid risk and the residents who park along the main road have been complaining about damage to their cars.”

Mr Tomkinson added that the lack of zig-zags outside the school was causing a parking “free for all”.

“It just looks like they have forgotten or they have run out of yellow paint,” he said.

“People are thinking they can park wherever they want.”

He said the skid risk and lack of zig-zags could have serious consequences.

One reader emailed the paper to say: “It is like a car park up there at times, obviously due to no school keep clear markings. This obviously poses a danger.”

He said he couldn’t understand the hold up and why the school markings were not finished.

Councillor Paul Cromie (Independent, Queensbury) said: “I have contacted the powers that be, I have had responses, but it just looks like they are passing it along and along.

“It should have been done straight away.”

A spokesperson for Bradford Council said a contractor would be laying road markings in Queensbury today, including the school keep clear markings.

They added: “There has been a delay due to issues with parking and the wet weather.

“The contractor will also assess the road and footway surfaces and address any sweeping requirements.”

The spokesperson said there had been five sweeps of the road to remove loose chippings between June 3 and June 20 and footpaths were swept twice.

Speaking yesterday, Andrea Grist, headteacher at Russell Hall Primary School, said the markings were an important part of ensuring children’s safety and that it was a case of “the quicker, the better” in them being repainted.