Welsh road sign confuses Birmingham drivers

Drivers were left scratching their heads after a sign written in Welsh popped up on one of Birmingham’s busiest roads Credit: BPM Media

Drivers were left scratching their heads after a sign written in Welsh popped up on one of Birmingham’s busiest roads.

The notice, on Chester Road, near Castle Vale, was meant to apologise to motorists caught up in roadworks.

But it was all double-Dutch to city drivers – because one of the firms involved in the street scheme put out a sign from a previous job in Wales instead.

One of the firms involved in the street scheme put out a sign from a previous job in Wales Credit: BPM Media

The tongue-twisting sign read: “Fyddai’r ceblau cables a systemau gweithio ar ran grid cenedlaethol yn hoffi i ymddiheurwn am unrhyw anhwylustod yn ystod hyn gwaith hanfodol.

“Unrhyw ymholiadau cysylltwch  0845 400 2 132.”

That translates to: “Prysimian Cables and Systems working on behalf of Western Power Division would like to apologise for any inconvenience during these essential works. Any queries please contact 0845 400 2 132.”

The notice was put on display during an £11m road improvement project designed to ease congestion on a busy stretch of the Chester Road.The scheme, set to take 12 months, will see lanes widened between the Tyburn House roundabout and the landmark Spitfire Island.

A Castle Vale councillor was unimpressed by the mix-up.

The notice was put on display during an £11m road improvement project designed to ease congestion on a busy stretch of the Chester Road Credit: BPM Media