Whilst the columns on the A27 approaching the roundabout are in reasonable condition, those on the roundabout itself are not. Many have been replaced with similar aluminium columns, but in plain finish. Last weekend I noticed that all of the original green painted columns left - 4 of them - have all been cut off at around 1.5m from ground level.
Structural issue or something else wrong with them? Even so, less than 6 years life is hardly an endorsement of modern equipment.The lights on that roundabout always seem to be out which is really dangerous considering how busy it gets.
There does seem to be something structurally wrong with those columns based on
this strange invention.
Also could
this be the last, new 55W SOX lantern installed in Portsmouth? Seemingly installed sometime between May 2015 and May 2016.