There are fears a crash may occur on a major Nottinghamshire road that has been left without road markings for weeks after being resurfaced.
Large sections of the A60 Nottingham Road through Ravenshead have been resurfaced by Nottinghamshire County Council.
However, concerns have been raised over the lack of road markings – including white lines – three weeks after the work was completed.
Longdale Lane in Ravenshead is also yet to get the road markings treatment.
Cllr Stuart Bestwick (Con) said it was a major road through the county, and a date was needed as to when this work would begin.
“It’s a concern when people go to work or come back in the dark,” he said.
“It seems to be county-wide that they are behind on white-lining. I think they have appointed contractors from all over the place in an effort to get as much done as they could, which is good, but I don’t think some are up to the standard and quality.”
One motorist, who asked to remain anonymous, said: “It’s bad enough driving down the A60 in the middle of the day without the white lines to guide you, especially when you’re trying to turn onto Blidworth Waye to access Papplewick or Hucknall.
“But trying to navigate the road in the dark feels genuinely unsafe because large parts of it aren’t lit, so it’s hard to see where you’re going or to know whether you’re going to collide with another car as it comes around the tight corners.
“I don’t understand why the white lines weren’t redrawn when the road was resurfaced, and I’m worried that as the darker nights arrive, a serious crash could take place on a road where there’s already been many fatalities in the past.”
Reform-led Nottinghamshire County Council said in September its highways teams will complete fixes on 1.5 million square metres of road surface this year – which it claims is the most by a county authority.
Since early 2026, the council has been pressing ahead with its highways repairs programmes to get a grip on the county’s crumbled roads, following a survey the year before which found 38 per cent of roads were in “poor condition”.
In April, the authority announced a total of £181.25 million was going to be spent on two phases of road works in 2026/27, where £11.2 million of this was earmarked for worst first roads based on councillor recommendations.
The following month, the authority’s two new leased JCB Pothole Pro machines began works on roads, with the machines subject to a 12-month trial.
Councils across the country typically say they apply road markings around two weeks after surface-dressing is applied, depending on the weather.
The council was approached for a comment earlier this week concerning the A60, but failed to respond by time of publication.
