Heartsease roundabout road sign error near Norwich car park

Norfolk County Council has said it will be promptly replacing a new sign in Harvey Lane, near the controversial roundabout, which has been getting a revamp since last September.

The road sign is located in Harvey Lane, near the exit from the Aldi car park and the currently shut Heartsease pub (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)

The error was spotted when eagle-eyed passers-by noticed the sign, just before the exit from the Aldi supermarket car park and the currently closed Heartsease pub, which says "No left turn for HGVs into Plumstead Lane".

However, there is no such road by that name - only the aforementioned Harvey Lane, Heartsease Lane, Plumstead Road and St Williams Way - all branching off from the roundabout.

A spokesman said the county council is aware of the mishap, which will be rectified "as soon as possible".

The Heartsease roundabout is currently shut to all traffic and is due to re-open on May 18 (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)

They said: "We are aware of the error on the sign which will be corrected as soon as possible at no cost to the project."

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Another funny typo appeared near the roundabout in February, when a road sign popped up outside the Great Eastern Model Railways shop, in Plumstead Road, saying "pedestrian access to bisinesses only".

The sign reads: No left turn for HGVs into Plumstead Lane (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)

The £4.4m revamp of the roundabout started in September and has brought major disruption to the area since it began.

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Initially scheduled to finish in April the project fell a month behind schedule, due to unexpected drainage problems, deemed "unacceptable" by businesses feeling the effects of the work.

Work began on the Heartsease roundabout in September 2023 and is costing £4.4m (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)

The road closures have hit nearby shops hard, including Ozgul Balcimer, who owns Hartlands fish and chip shop in Harvey Lane, and Anne Martin, owner of Great Eastern Model Railways.

On April 13 the roundabout was closed to traffic altogether and shut from all approaches, ahead of the roundabout finally reopening on Saturday, May 18.

The Norfolk County Council said it would be correcting the error as soon as possible (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)