Slugs and other small creatures are shorting out traffic lights across South Gloucestershire, it has been revealed. The molluscs have been branded “the worst” as they squeeze their way into control boxes for warmth and shelter but are singed when they come into contact with the electrical wiring, which knocks out a set of lights in the district about once a month.
The council has now set up its own in-house team of dedicated engineers to try to prevent the damage caused by the pests and keep the local road network running. In a video posted on its StreetCare page on Facebook, the local authority said: “Maintenance of South Gloucestershire's traffic lights is now done by an in-house team at the council.
“Spiders and mice getting into the controllers cause issues, but for Benny and Oz, ‘slugs are the worst’. Protecting the kit from pesky pests will mean less disruption.”
