Fresh yellow lines have been painted on a road where they are set to be replaced with red lines within weeks.
Traders in London Road have questioned the wisdom of spending money on fresh paint when it will just have to be burnt off in April.
Councillors voted last month to introduce a red route – which means no stopping at any time – in London Road as well as Lewes Road.
Councillor Trevor Muten, chair of the Transport & Sustainability Committee, said: “The previous yellow lines were in very poor condition – making it difficult for those using London Road to understand the traffic enforcement measures currently in place.
“The absence of road markings can be a safety hazard and can impede the flow of traffic, including the reliability of buses along this busy route.
“Given the volume of traffic using this stretch of road, the vital importance of safety and keeping traffic moving, we felt we had to act now and re-mark the yellow lines ahead of the red route markings due later this year in April.
“The cost of this work is part of our ongoing highways maintenance budget.”
The red routes – which are marked with double red lines – will initially be introduced as a trial from April, with a six-month consultation on how it’s going before a final decision is made.
More loading bays are going in on London Road after traders expressed concern about how the changes would impact them.
One of the main changes is that councils are allowed to enforce double red lines with cameras, whereas double yellow lines can only be enforced in person.
How much did this cost the taxpayers? Happy to waste money, claim they’re on the edge of bankruptcy, green light VG3, and then do something really silly like this. No wonder there’s no money for Early Years and schools. They’re wasting money on silly projects like this!
Or special needs schools
This would have not impacted education budgets whatsoever Emily, and you already know this. Please avoid being disingenuous in the future, you’re better than that.
Disingenuous!
The Benjy Bore has spoken
Yes Tom, it describes someone who knows truth of the matter, yet chooses to lie about it. Emily is one of those people. It’s why we rarely use that word when talking about yourself as a fallacious fellow who was scorned once, and has been bitter ever since.
Come up with an opinion next time please, Tom, so we can have an intelligent conversation. Ad hominems are, ironically, quite the bore.
They can only afford to add 1 loading bay and they’re putting it in front of Poundland who already have access to the rear of their store.
Whats the point in wasting good money on a new paint job only to repaint again in a few months for a trail run red route to the potentially repaint again back to yellow ( witch I don’t see happening ) not to mention your only placing 1 extra loading bay
Safety Simon, as explained in the article. Legal obligation a second.
The lines had looked like that for at least 6 months.
So they should have been done six months ago. That doesn’t detract from doing them now.
But a complete waste of time redoing double yellow that are about to be replaced anyway. It’s not the councillor’s fault though, it’s council practice where it didn’t occur to anyone to cancel planned remedial work that was now no longer required. Also probably the usual corporate desire to use all your budget before year end to justify next year.
Cllr Muten is losing it…..
That didn’t take long!
What a bunch of clowns.
Would they waste their own money? no they wouldn’t.
Would they waste ours? in a heart beat.
Paint to ensure clear road markings is a very clear and justifiable reason and not a waste of money.
If you’re so keen pay for it yourself……I can hear you lining up your excuses from here.
As usual you’re in the minority.
A tu quoque is not a reasonable counterargument. Neither is an ad hominem.
What gets my goat is that they try to defend it rather than say sorry and we will do better next time. But no by not admitting that they wasted OUR money they can justify making the same mistakes over and over. So much easier than taking responsibility eh ?
Clear road markings are a very clear and justifiable reason.
But they weren’t really that unclear. I cycle up there four days a week and the existing markings were certainly good for another few months. The fact that it was in budget is irrelevant if it’s a waste of money, although as the new financial year will start before the red lines go down in April, they probably “had” to spend it anyway.
Will the Deliveroo riders outside KFC & McDs be affected.?
They have diplomatic immunity
I suspect they move too quickly to be caught from a report, cameras however…
Well, you get what you voted for. I am just glad I didn’t vote for this bunch of clowns. They have taken over where the previous morons left the council with a debt of over £11 million. Then they squander money on crazy projects like this, all the time moaning about lack of funds. A glimpse of what life will be like for all of us if and when Labour take over the running of the country.
The leopard does indeed change it’s spots ? but not it’s trope
Apostrophe abuse!
I thought you’d be happy Hen, especially since they went with cancer-causing chemical weedkiller that you’ve been advocating quite firmly about at every possible opportunity. Doesn’t matter who you vote for though, this is your council as well as everyone else. Pretending to distance yourself doesn’t mean anything. Good thing to ease your incertitude is that the books are likely to be balanced this financial year, if rumours are to be believed.
Also, of course, roads should be marked clearly. That’s a very clear and logical reason for doing this. The alternative is that they don’t, risking people’s lives, and should an accident happen, they’d be legally and financially liable for damages.
You do say some bizarre illogical things at times, my friend, although I think this is the first one of the year, so welcome back.
And now in less than a year – Abracadabra! The new Labour administration have increased the £11 million debt to £360 million debt! Three guesses what their next trick will be. Or is disappearing our money for no city benefit the only trick they have in the bag?
There’s a lot more to it than that, Barry. You should come along to one of the panel meetings, I wager you’d gain a lot of new knowledge about the subject. Might help with your terminological inexactitudes?
Forget the red lines. None of us wanted or asked for them so they are not a public service executed by public servants in our names.
STOP wasting our money, cretinous council!!!
I imaging they just coat over yellow in red
Most likely!
Cannot wait for red route. Finally be able to drive up Lewes road without the selfish chicken shop owners blocking the road all day
I see they are . making Brighton and Hove the new London all these new parking laws has made me want to get away from the area
All ok for cyclists and walkers have they forgotten about the elderly and physically disabled who have to use cars and wheelchairs I no longer feel Brighton a place to go
Have you spoken to your local Ward Councillor about getting disabled spaces in the places you frequent? This is actually something they can prompt the council to do.
I see they are . making Brighton and Hove the new London all these new parking laws has made me want to get away from the area
All ok for cyclists and walkers have they forgotten about the elderly and physically disabled who have to use cars and wheelchairs I no longer feel Brighton a place to go