Wonky yellow lines painted on Old Hunstanton roads in Norfolk
The meandering yellow lines, including on Sea Lane and Waterworks Road, are a mixture of double and single yellows.Some of them continue across the end of driveways and incorrectly merge into one another.They were painted on roads following a traffic regulation order (TRO) that was approved by the county council and came into effect on 11 July.
Tom de Winton is the Conservative West Norfolk borough councillor for Old Hunstanton and has been working alongside the village's parish council on the traffic issues in recent years."We can all have a bit of a laugh about some wobbly yellow lines but the important thing is that our coastal villages do have a lot of traffic, particularly in the summer," he said."Councillors in Old Hunstanton have tried very hard to get the TRO and have been under quite a lot of pressure."But also managing to get a TRO takes a hell of a lot of time to get done, so when a silly clot does a bad job then they need to be made to go and do it again."
A Norfolk County Council spokesperson said: "Unfortunately the double yellow lines at Old Hunstanton have not been installed to Norfolk County Council's specification or standards."Accordingly, we have requested the contractor to undertake remedial works as a matter of urgency."Some of these works have already taken place but others will be carried out over the coming weeks once the surface has been prepared."All remedial works will be completed at no cost to Norfolk County Council."
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