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Sign not operating
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8407770.
This appears to be a vehicle-activated sign linked to the junction between the A1 and B6353 but it is not in operation. If it were working it may help prevent accidents where vehicles are stationary in the middle of the road waiting to turn right to Fenwick. Could the sign be reactivated? When and why was it deactivated?
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Thank you for making your report. We have asked our inspection team to attend this location and assess the issue.
If any work is needed, they will arrange for this to happen. Should no immediate work be required we will continue to monitor this during our regular inspections.
Although we always aim to complete repairs as quickly as possible, timescales do vary as we try to minimise disruption to customers by combining activities into single closures and always ensuring the safety of our people.
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National Highways
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The VAS at Fenwick were installed around 20 years ago and have been faulty for some time. Despite this, they continue to display a permanent ‘crossroads ahead’ fixed plate warning signs. Collision levels at this location have been low for many years, meaning there is limited justification for replacing the VAS.
Instead, we are developing a preliminary design for replacement signage. These will likely not be vehicle activated but will consist of new fixed plate warning signs that comply with current highway standards.
Thank you again for your correspondence.
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National Highways
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Unclear what the Highways Agency plans to do to cover the accident risk that the original vehicle-activated signs were installed to address. Their view appears to be that the junction has become safer.
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