Council contractor apologises for painting wonky lines on road

Residents slammed it as a 'shoddy' job.

A contracting giant has been forced to apologise to residents after painting wonky road markings on a city street.

The wobbly traffic lines appeared in Hodge Hill, Bradford, on Wednesday, leaving locals and councillors slamming the ‘shoddy’ job carried out by Amey.

It is believed workmen had also left paint splatters and faded lines in the road, where the newly painted lines were all different lengths.

After visiting the street on Wednesday, Councillor Majid Mahmood, of Hodge Hill and Bromford, demanded the work be redone.

He argued it the curved lines could lead to someone getting hurt.

One resident said: ‘This is one of the best roads in Hodge Hill and when you drive up some of the lines are off centre and they are not the same length.’

Another resident, a former council worker, said: ‘It’s bad. It shouldn’t make a difference if (the road) undulates.

‘They have left bits and bobs of paint and they seem to be different lengths. When you stand in the middle of the road, you can see it’s off-centre.

‘I get the feeling they were in a rush.’

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Amey, the city council contractors, apologised and repainted the lines at no extra cost to the council on Thursday.

Councillor Mahmood said: ‘I am appalled by the shoddy workmanship with curved lines, paint strewn over the highway and large splodges.

‘I have had several complaints from residents and firmly believe the markings are not roadworthy which could lead to an accident.

‘I have written to the head of highways requesting that the work is carried out again to a good standard.’

But Amey said on Friday: ‘Following an assessment of the road markings on Brockhurst Road, the decision was taken to redo the work at no cost to the city council.

‘Failures like this are rare and Amey apologises for any inconvenience caused.’