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"It' stop - go - stop for bemused drivers
CELIA WIGG
October 21, 2003 05:18
County highways yesterday came under renewed attack after contractors, carrying out remedial work,
painted a white stop line in the wrong place.
The blunder meant that motorists trying to exit the St Nicholas Street and Mount Street junctions at
Diss, had to give way to each other. And there were several near misses as bemused drivers tried to
puzzle out who should go first.
In August, Norfolk County Council was criticised for carrying out resurfacing work there on
the hottest day in history, as part of a controversial new one-way system and change in
junction priority.
The sticky tar mixture lifted within hours, leaving large holes in the road surface. It also got
tramped into neighbouring shops.
The remedial work, carried out on Sunday, was supposed to put matters right, but it had to be halted
after worried traders alerted Norfolk County Council.
Yesterday lunchtime two workmen arrived with black spray paint to cover up the white line and stop
notice. Highways officials later met contractors on site to carry out a full inspection.
Toy shop proprietor, Roy Minshull, said: "I couldn't believe it on Sunday when I saw they'd turned
the new road surface into a patchwork quilt by just filling over the holes. And when I got to the
bottom of St Nicholas Street and saw the white line I just burst out laughing.
"I phoned county highways and they said: 'What? Has the priority been changed back again? I said:
'You tell me!' It's been a farce from the minute they started and it's still not finished."
Butcher Roger Browne, whose shop overlooks the junctions, said the change in priorities had caused a
lot of confusion.
"It's a disaster. They should leave the white line there, remove the other one, and go back to how
it was before," he commented.
Liz Millwood, county highway's spokesman, said they told contractors to stop work as soon as they
learned of the "unfortunate" error.
"Painting out the stop sign is a temporary measure. It will be removed on Wednesday when the rest of
the work will be done, weather permitting" she explained.
"We also think the white line at Mount Street may be in the wrong place as people say they cannot
see into St Nicholas Street."
The council will monitor the road surface over the winter to see whether any further remedial work
is required."
I admit a kind of warped amusement as the provision of inadequate lanes/marking hits mainly
motorists - but it would of course affect anyone using the road :-( I notice the authorities are
moving to correct the situation, unlike what happens with too many a cycling farcility.
Cheers, helen s
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