A major Nottingham roundabout which has faded road markings is causing confusion for motorists who use it. Crown Island, between Radford and Wollaton, connects the A6514 Western Boulevard and A609 Wollaton Road, two major routes through the city. It is one of Nottingham's busiest traffic islands.
Heading southbound on the A6514 Western Boulevard towards the island, onto the inside two lanes of the three on the roundabout itself if carrying on on the A6514, or heading to the A609 towards Ilkeston, the markings have faded. Manjinder Boora, who lives in Nottingham and is founder of 4TheEconomy, an e-commerce business, said he passed his driving test three weeks ago, and was "deeply shocked" to find that the faded markings "kept leading to people cutting each other off".
While Nottinghamshire Live was at the roundabout, it was evident this caused confusion for some motorists in terms of what lane they should be in and where they were heading. The outside two lanes should read 'ring road (S)' with the third, inside lane reading 'ring road (S) & A609 Ilk'n', which then opens up into three lanes itself, but this is not immediately clear when travelling along the road.
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A Nottingham City Council spokesperson said work was due to take place on the roundabout in the next couple of weeks. They said: "White lines are painted on roads across the city on a scheduled basis, with capacity in place to deal with more urgent situations where needed.
"A recent inspection report highlighted Crown Island as a priority area and we have planned works for the next fortnight, which should take two days to complete. Clearly, this is a key section of the city's ring road so we have to be mindful of causing the least amount of disruption to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians."
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