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From a 'medieval slum' to the M6 nouth, roadworks provide talking points

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A street in Wolverhampton's city centre has been branded a 'medieval slum' following work by National Grid, but it's not the first time that roadworks have proved controversial.

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Councillor Michael Hardacre slammed the state of Woolpack Avenue following work to re-instate a gas main, saying that the entrance to the Mander Centre has been left 'scarred and horrible'.

However, roadworks have frequently provided talking points...

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Back in September motorists in Stafford were left scratching their heads, wondering where the road nouth led to.

The error was made by a utility worker employed by Severn Trent Water following the end of a work programme in the town. A spokesman for them, Jonathan Smith, said the sign was painted in haste, adding: "Obviously we're not proud of it. The guys were under a lot of pressure to get it done quickly."

The painted sign in the middle of Stafford town centre

September also saw another road painting related mishap, when Wolverhampton council workers painted double yellow lines around parked cars in Mercury Drive off Stafford Road.

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Again drivers were left scratching their head, but this time they were unsure whether they could park or not.

Council workmen were left in a quandary when trying to paint double yellow lines in Wolverhampton

Parking woes again befell motorists in July when Wolverhampton council workers painted 'School - Keep Clear' on a 300ft stretch of Birches Barn Road outside the former Penn Fields Special School.

The repainted markings

The school, however, had been demolished three months previously.

The former school site