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Confusing road marking after maintanance

Reported via mobile in the Road markings (NH) category anonymously at 08:08, Thu 16 February 2023

Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4236743.

Late last year an average speed area was put in between M56 J11 & J12 due to roadworks. New road marking were put in taking in the hard shoulder. Now the speed area has been removed and the white lines have been put back where they supposed to be. The lines that were put in during the roadworks have been painted black. When your driving westbound it is really difficult to know if your in your own lane or not. It is easy to wonder into another lane due to there being lines all over the road. I have witnessed wagons that have been in lane 1 go halfway into lane 2 before they have realised. It is an accident waiting to happen.

Updates

  • Thank you for your report to the National Highways Defect tool regarding road markings on the M56. Last year, we installed temporary narrow lanes on the M56 motorway to create a safe area for our team to build supporting walls for the new bridge. As you know, the narrow lanes have now been removed and the carriageway returned to normal operation. To do this, we needed to paint over the temporary white lines with black paint. Sometimes this paint can create what is known as a ‘ghosting effect’, which is when the paint reflects light, giving the appearance of a white line. While we do everything that we can to stop this from happening, such as using textured paint and installing reflective studs, we’re aware it can still happen in certain circumstances, and can cause confusion for some motorists.

    I’m pleased to say we will be resurfacing this section of carriageway in summer 2023, which will mean the temporary lines will be permanently removed and new lines installed to clearly mark the lanes.

    Once again, thank you for sharing your feedback. I hope this response goes some way to alleviate your concerns. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the project team directly at a533expresswaybridge@nationalhighways.co.uk. For up to date information, please visit our dedicated scheme at https://nationalhighways.co.uk/ our-roads/ north-west/ a533-m56-expressway-bridge-replacement/

    Kind regards

    National Highways

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by National Highways at 11:29, Mon 20 February 2023

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