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Confusing and poor road markings on M56 from Junction 11 to 12
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4258588.
Where new bridge installed over M56 between Junction 11 and 12 West bound. The road markings are confusing to drivers. First (inside) lane vehicles tend to cross over into middle lane traffic thinking they are in the correct lane. Had two recent close calls with lorries moving over due to misreading road markings pushing me into third lane traffic. This has been ongoing since the bridge roadworks have been cleared.
Updates
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Thank you for contacting National Highways about old road markings on the M56 between junctions 11 and 12. 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.
If you feel there are other issues we should be aware of, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We’d be happy to investigate. Please email our 24hr Customer Contact Centre at info@nationalhighways.co.uk or call us on 0300 123 5000.
Kind regards,
National Highways
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