We are prisoners in our own house': Neighbours fuming over new Popeyes traffic backlog
'The garbage man had to go around the corner to get into get the garbage. It is just absolutely stupid'
By David Bell, CBC News Posted: Dec 22, 2016 5:46 PM MT Last Updated: Dec 23, 2016 9:39 AM MT
A Calgary couple who lives close to a new U.S. chicken franchise is fit to be plucked after traffic congestion has at times trapped them in their own home.
"Right now it sucks," Calvin Wingert told CBC News Thursday.
"We are prisoners in our own house."
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen opened earlier this week on 17th Avenue S.E. to a huge response. Lineups weave out the front door with, at times, dozens of cars waiting to hit the drive-thru.
"For the last three days, they have been blocking 17th Avenue," Annie Wingert added.
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A lineup of cars, on the left, wait to get into the new Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen which opened in Forest Lawn earlier this week. The congestion is causing frustration for some who live in the area. (Andrew Brown/CBC)
The popular U.S. franchise opened on 17th Avenue S.E. earlier this week. (Andrew Brown/CBC)