"The council should know better" - Workers make embarrassing spelling mistake in road marking

The embarrassing blunder appeared in Barton Road, Worsley, last week.

A freshly painted road marking has had to be changed after workers made a spelling mistake.

The embarrassing blunder appeared in Barton Road, Worsley, last week.

The marking, painted in bold white letters outside a row of cottages, was intended to warn motorists that a set of parking spaces were reserved for residents only.

Instead of 'residential', it read 'resedental'.

Salford City Council has since admitted responsibility for the error and rectified it.

A picture of the incorrect road marking circulated around Facebook on Wednesday.

It provoked comments from residents berating the authority over the mistake.

Andy Connell joked: "I think someone must have said to the painter 'Keep an eye out' and they've taken it literally!"

"My red teacher’s pen is severely twitching," said another user.

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Worsley councillor Robin Garrido described the error as a 'silly mistake'.

He added: "The council should know better. It is not setting a very good example for youngsters.

"They should check things more carefully."

A Salford City Council spokesperson said: “Workers made a spelling mistake when putting new residential markers on Barton Road in Worsley.

"Residential was spelt incorrectly and also with the letter i missing – and we could’ve done with more eyes on the job too.

"The markings have been corrected and we would apologise to residents for any inconvenience.”