Bridge: being painted or not?

In 2026, the Telford Bridge to Anglesey will be 200 years old. I think that especially since the safety scare in 2022, when there were rumours of acute danger of collapse, nobody can take that for granted. It took a long time for the repair work to sort out the issues to be done, and while it was ongoing, there was only one lane available for traffic. That means traffic lights, queues, and a nuisance. But for its 200th birthday, it was said it would be painted, and that would bring back the single lane traffic and all that comes with it. The local newspaper said they would start in the beginning of March. And a sign appeared saying the work would take place between March 3rd and December 19th or so. 

March came and nothing happened. The sign had its starting date changed to March 17. And then March 31. April came and nothing happened. But then the traffic lights started reappearing! Sporadically at first, but more consistently later. 

Traffic lights again!

No obvious work was done. And the lights were always gone by the late afternoon. But something was clearly in preparation! 

I don’t know what the situation is now. The morning traffic lights have become standard now. Will it stay mornings only? How much will the project overrun? One way to find out! But the blissful time of no traffic lights at all is clearly over now, and for at least the rest of the year…