And the situation is unlikely to get better any time soon. Lizzie Biggs is among several people annoyed that improvements to the junction of Mary Street, Billetfield and Paul Street are being carried out now - soon after lockdown restrictions were eased. The work, which is expected to last nine weeks, is being carried out in conjunction with the retirement complex being built on the former Quantock House site. Mrs Biggs (pictured), who had started to see customer numbers increase at her recently opened Making Life Easier Ltd business inn The Mount, said: We opened a bit before the second lockdown, but things were slow and we only started ramping up the business in the last couple of weeks.