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Author Topic: Exasperation at misspelt road repainting - Cirencester, Dec 2024  (Read 562 times)
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« on: December 05, 2024, 17:27:20 »

From the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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Newly-repainted road markings reading "Ceep Klear" near a school have caused dismay among residents.

The misspelling appeared on a re-patched section of Watermoor Road in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Pictures of the sign, near Paternoster School, attracted hundreds of comments on social media, with locals complaining the error was part of a wider problem with the town's roads.

Paul Skuse, who runs a Cirencester group on Facebook, posted: "Another top quality repair carried out."

One group member said: "Must be a joke. No one can be that bad at spelling!!"

Another complained that poor repairs were making the town's roads and pavements dangerous for push chairs and wheelchair users.

One man remarked: "(The) 'repair' won't last long enough for anyone else to notice."

Joe Harris, the Liberal Democrat leader of Cotswold District Council, said the mistake was proof "the management of the roads in this county simply isn't good enough".  In a video posted on X he blamed Gloucestershire County Council, run by the Conservatives, for failing to ensure its contractor kept the roads in good condition.

"We don't have a common sense approach to fixing the roads - quite often you see a pothole filled in and one right next to it is just left totally unattended," he said.  "I think that's totally bonkers."

The BBC has approached the county council for comment.

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