A fed-up resident has slammed the £90k facelift of a roundabout near his home which he says has left looking it like a 'desert island.'<br /><br />Tony Bland, 52, has even posed on the revamped Albert Roundabout in Colchester, Essex, in a deckchair and next to a parasol to protest at its 'beach-like' new look.<br /><br />The cost of the roundabout, which is covered with sand, was revealed through an FOI request by Colchester High Steward Sir Bob Russell as £93,334.<br /><br />The project was carried out by the famous Beth Chatto Gardens, and funded by Essex County Council, Colchester Council, and rail operator Greater Anglia.<br /><br />The aim was to improve the first impressions of visitors arriving by train with the topsoil replaced with sand to prevent weeds growing.
