Repairs to a badly faded zebra crossing outside an Ipswich primary school have been delayed again, with work now due towards the end of September.
The crossing outside Rose Hill Primary School on Derby Road was due to be repainted on Monday, September 7.
However, Suffolk Highways said rain stopped the work from going ahead.
The council has rescheduled the work for Tuesday, September 22.
The delay comes nine months after Suffolk County Council promised repairs following concerns from residents, schoolchildren and George Lankester, the Ipswich borough councillor for Holywells.
The crossing and nearby road markings on Derby Road have badly faded on the busy route between north-east and south-east Ipswich, beside Derby Road railway station.
The council first promised to finish the work within 14 weeks, then gave Mr Lankester an August 10 deadline. Both deadlines passed without the crossing being repainted.
Mr Lankester said the delays were putting children and families at needless risk.
“This is an unnecessary risk to the safety of school children and families,” he said.
“The crossing is directly outside a primary school, next to Derby Road train station and close to a number of local churches. These delays are unacceptable.
“Residents should not have to repeatedly chase the council to get basic road safety measures carried out. Suffolk County Council made a commitment to repair this crossing and has now missed two deadlines.”
Suffolk Highways said: “This had been scheduled to be done on Monday night (September 7) but had to be cancelled due to rain. The works have now been programmed for Tuesday, September 22.
"Associated patching works were completed in August.”
Mr Lankester also criticised Derby Road’s wider condition, saying it had been judged poor but no future repair programme had been given.
The repainting is being funded through county councillor Elizabeth Farrow's Local Highways Budget, after Suffolk Highways previously said the crossing did not meet its normal threshold for work.
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