Last month, the Environment Agency began work along Kendal's Aynam Road, completely closing the right-hand lane and footpath, as well as implementing a 10mph speed limit for motorists.
This has caused major traffic disruption for those travelling in and around Kendal, especially at peak times.
Speaking to Alex Cowin, lead project manager, and Glenn Mitchell, Aynam Road project manager, from the Kendal Town Flood Risk Management Scheme, they accepted that the criticism labelled against them was, perhaps, inescapable.
"Firstly, we apologise for the disruption caused," said Mr Cowin, "[but] it is inevitable that when delivering on a major scheme like this, in a town where there's a one-way system, that there will be disruption."
Traffic build-up just after Miller Bridge (Image: Tom Cockburn) Upon completion, the work along Aynam Road will see permanent flood defences in place along the River Kent.
However, progress has been slow so far, as both men admitted, with the scaffolding along the bank still only being around 35% complete.
"Once the guys had got onto site," said Mr Mitchell, "and started to build up the scaffolding, [they realised] ground conditions had changed".
The Aynam Road project leader said that this meant that the scaffolding design had to be changed to ensure that it was safe and secure, and this has delayed the programme slightly.
Furthermore, progress has been hampered because the scheme must wait for an electricity provider to complete moving their cabling equipment on the riverbank before construction on the defences can properly start.
"Everything within our control is being done to keep to that programme [we set originally], it's just waiting on that diversion [from the electricity provider] to finish," said Mr Cowin.
When pushed on a hard deadline for the completion of the work, the pair were reticent to totally commit to one.
However, they said that the programme should take 18 months to finish, which puts the likely end date at roughly summer 2027.
As reported by The Westmorland Gazette last month, some residents have accused the flood scheme of causing 'havoc' in the town.
And the general confusion from many members of the public surrounding the plans, traffic disruption, and deadlines suggests that communications from the flood scheme regarding the work might have slightly missed the mark.
Mr Cowin said: "We do try and keep people informed as best as we can, so that the information we share is accurate at the time of it going out."
Continuing from that point, Mr Mitchell stated: "We're always clear in our communications that we understand that the scheme brings with it a level of disruption - we're cognisant of that."
Development now in progress along Aynam Road (Image: Tom Cockburn) Some residents have pointed out on social media that the traffic build-up along the now single-laned Aynam Road could present a risk to emergency service vehicles attempting to pass through.
As Jim Donaldson wrote on Facebook about the matter: "Every second counts".
Responding to this potential risk, and whether they were worried about such issues, Mr Cowin said: "There's always going to be situations that are happening and we've just got to deliver these works as best we possibly can."
Both men highlighted that they were continuing dialogue with the emergency services regarding this general issue.