A REVAMP of Worcester's most hated roundabout is facing fresh delay - after council chiefs revealed they need FOUR days of dry weather to get the job done.

At the start of December Worcestershire County Council announced a package of measures to improve Whittington island, including painting the derided slip road yellow.

Despite saying at the time it had hoped to complete the project within a week, two-and-a-half months later nothing has been done.

The council now says it has "not had enough confidence in the weather" to make the changes.

Your Worcester News understands bosses want four days of dry weather, with road surface temperatures well above freezing, to get it started and finished.

It has led to fears that Whittington island, near junction seven of the M5, could stay the same until well into the spring.

More than 600 people have signed a Facebook petition calling for changes after labelling the slip road, which forces drivers to crank their necks sharply to the right, dangerous.

St John's based campaigner Lisa Ventura, who is behind the Facebook page, said: "I am really frustrated - I still think the quickest, easiest and safest thing is to close the slip road off.

"If they can't do this work now that would surely be the best and cheapest option - accidents are still happening at this site."

After admitting the roundabout needed to be made safer back in July last year, the council initially told campaigners it hoped to do the work by September, before pushing that target date back to November.

But the authority insists it needs a consistent dry and mild spell, and is no longer putting any targets on it.

A spokesman said: "Over the last few weeks we have not had enough confidence in the weather to allow for the four days to carry out this work. "We are also aware at the moment that work continues at the Ketch roundabout and on the M5, and while we want to progress as soon as possible we are also mindful to keep disruption to a minimum."

The new-look yellow slip road will get a high-friction anti-skid surface to help cars brake quicker and a big flashing ‘give way’ electronic sign will be placed on the embankment.

The word ‘SLOW’ will also be painted into the road from the M5 approach to try and appeal to motorists, and arrows pointing forward for those in the normal lanes, while a raft of trees on the island’s central reservation will be chopped down and vegetation stripped back.

The plans also include renewed road markings and an extra ‘give way’ sign on the right hand side off the M5.