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Birkenhead’s “Wotsit Street” – dubbed for its garish orange markings – became a symbol of council missteps after a £300k traffic calming project turned into a neighborhood nightmare. Residents blasted it as cheap, ugly, and embarrassing, forcing council leader Paula Basnett to admit it was a “diabolical mess.” Now, the council is scrubbing the paint, donating the planters to schools, and restarting the redesign – all at their own expense – proving that even well-meaning projects can backfire spectacularly.

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