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7.5t weight limit

Reported via desktop in the Traffic sign category by GARETH BROWN at 08:05, Mon 15 September 2025

Sent to Peterborough City Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 8164891.

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It is extremely disappointing that despite repeated reports of this defective sign on 04/03, 03/06, 21/07, and 30/08, the WRONG sign has now been installed. We are now left with two signs that directly contradict one another, causing complete confusion for the public.

Is the weight restriction at the A47 junction, or in ¾ mile at the Langley Bush junction? If an HGV attempts to gain an advantage by using Sutton Heath Road, they have no choice but to continue into Southorpe, which does not have the carriageway width, visibility, or infrastructure to cope with HGV traffic.

I also cannot fathom how your contractor has turned up on site, removed the 7.5t “except for access” sign, and replaced it with a “in ¾ mile” sign. Surely common sense would dictate that removing one sign and replacing it with another that neither matches what was removed nor aligns with the sign opposite is unacceptable.

Given the utter chaos that National Highways are already creating on the A1 and A47, this needs to be rectified immediately.

Updates

  • Thanks for making your report.

    It will be passed on to the relevant department. We will endeavour to provide you with an update within 10 working days.

    Posted by Peterborough City Council at 08:05, Mon 15 September 2025

  • The Peterborough City Council Highways team have assessed this issue as a medium priority and aim to repair it within 2 months.

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by Peterborough City Council at 10:06, Mon 20 October 2025

  • The works regarding this report have been completed. Please be aware that this job may be a temporary fix or safety barriers / signage etc.
    Please could you spare 5 minutes to provide us with feedback by answering this online survey https://forms.office.com/ e/ wPE2SDZwsi

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted by Peterborough City Council at 10:45, Thu 27 November 2025

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