Portchester road sign needs to be replaced after T goes missing
MISSING 'T' One of the signs installed on the A27 Eastern Way at Fareham as part of the Quay Street roundabout remodelling has managed to misspell Portchester by omitting the first T.
THE new £2m revamp of the Quay Street roundabout in Fareham may be up and running now, but it would appear that somebody needs a spelling test.
A new road sign on the A27 Eastern Way – alongside the new Tesco – is missing the first T from the place name Portchester.
Now members of the public and a local councillor are calling for the sign to be replaced.
Dawn Traer, from Portchester, said: ‘My 15-year-old son noticed it first as we were driving home.
‘It’s a brand new sign, and it beggars belief that they could get it wrong.
‘It’s not that difficult to spell – I’m incandescent.
‘It needs to be replaced with the correct spelling as soon as possible.’
The roundabout project was paid for by Tesco as one of the terms of being given planning permission for the new 49,300sq ft store, granted by Fareham Borough Council.
But it is Hampshire County Council which is responsible for the road signs.
Portchester county councillor Roger Price said: ‘I’m horrified that it has been misspelled.
‘I have picked up the county council in the past for plans involving Portchester where they have missed that T, so sadly I’m not surprised.
‘Someone should have picked it up.
‘I would like to see it corrected, but we need to check where the blame lies for this.
‘Tesco was responsible for paying for the works, and it may be that their contractor got it wrong.
‘Whoever got it wrong should pay for it to be changed.’
Cllr Nick Walker, Portchester West’s councillor for Fareham Borough Council, added: ‘It sounds like the county council have made another boob – it’s been done before, but that’s not an excuse to do it again.
‘Historically it has been spelt Porchester, but we live in the 21st century now, so it should be changed.
‘It is a bit of a nonsense that they’ve got it wrong.’
Councillor Mel Kendal, who is in charge of environment and transport matters for Hampshire County Council, was unavailable for comment when contacted by The News.
The controversial remodelling of the Fareham roundabout was completed in November last year after commuters endured six months of roadworks.
The redesign aimed to reduce congestion around the notorious bottleneck, but it has left motorists confused by the layout and there have been lengthy queues.
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Craig 106
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 03:52 PMComment removed by moderator
jayjayef
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 06:50 PMBrigitteB @29. Just to help:- World English Dictionary incandescent (ˌɪnkænˈdɛs ə nt) — adj 1. emitting light as a result of being heated to a high temperature; red-hot or white-hot 2. informal extremely angry; raging [C18: from Latin incandescere to become hot, glow, from in- ² + candescere to grow bright, from candēre to be white; see candid ] Dawn appears to be rather informal.
Graham Wheatley
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 09:28 AMIs it a mistake? I seem to recall that the name-plate for a particular road in the area was for 'Porchester Road' and had been like that for some condsiderable time (at least 20 years!), although I'm unsure whether it is still in-place. --- In this story (replace ! with forward slash...) the News also mention 'Porchester' ... http:!!www.portsmouth.co.uk!news!regional!pilot_was_dead_after_glider_crash_1_3545205
FrankScot
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 06:05 PM"I'm incandescent". Really, your life is that dull that the accidental misspelling of a road sign will vex you to a fury. Christ, I hope your husband doesn't ever forget your anniversary!!
sidious
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 05:52 PM@32 So is there agreement with the article that the junction is still causing problems for drivers? But "Blossom" said it was fabulous!
MurF
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 05:26 PMJust a point, but theres a Porchester in Nottingham, they may have spell checked it against the wrong town!
gcpfc
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 03:38 PMFirstly no one will be going to poor -chester anyway if the plan to charge shoppers to park goes ahead, secondly motorists are not confused by the roundabout it's just cr*p and we all knew it would be from the beginning. This 'solution' to the traffic problem was always just a sop to the planners to allow Tesco's to put this ugly unwanted supermarket up in the first place.
BrigitteB
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 03:15 PMDawn Traer, from Portchester - I'm intrigued now... what did you mean andor think 'incandescent' meant? -- @Reporter Chris Broom... Why did you even write that into the story?
spanners
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 03:04 PMIf the missing "t" from this sign angers people, it's a good job they're not Welsh. Google these three words; welsh sign mistake... Now that is proper balls up!
BrigitteB
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 02:59 PMin·can·des·centˌinkənˈdesənt Adjective: 1.Emitting light as a result of being heated. 2.(of an electric light) Containing a filament that glows white-hot when heated by a current passed through it. I just KNEW that was what it meant! Put her outside if they want to replace the sign at night!
sidious
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 02:30 PMHilarious!
Fareham99
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 12:59 PMLet's eat Grandma ! Let's eat, Grandma ! Punctuation saves lives !
MrBlueSky
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 12:54 PMHahaha. Only taken someone 3 months to spot this 'deliberate' mistake and it wasn't a driver that spotted it!
mkennedy
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 12:48 PMTake a look at the sign by All Saints Church - It says Porstmouth City Council
jayjayef
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 12:44 PMI agree with a lot of the comments on here. If Dawn Traer is 'incandescent' at something as trivial as this, goodness knows how angry she'd get if something serious had happened. Some people really do need to get a life!
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