An 'absolute joke' of a roundabout has been removed from a Sydney intersection just days after it was installed following hundreds of complaints from motorists.
Drivers were left stunned by the diamond-shaped roundabout painted at the intersection of Twenty-Eight Avenue and Fifteenth Avenue in Austral, in Sydney's south-west.
Motorists said there were a number of near-misses at the busy intersection as drivers attempted to navigate its ridiculous shape.
Liverpool City Councillor Peter Ristevski told Nine's Today program on Friday he had received hundreds of complaints about the roundabout.
'My inbox was bombarded with over 300 responses asking, 'What is going on? You guys can't even build a roundabout',' he said.
Today host Karl Stefanovic described the roundabout as 'an absolute joke', adding it would unfortunately fall on ratepayers to fund its removal.
However, on Friday night, photos show the roundabout had since been painted over, leaving a dark almond-shaped print on the road.
Liverpool City Council chief executive Jason Breton said the council made the decision to remove the roundabout following community backlash.
Two cars nearly collided after driving over the diamond-shaped roundabout
The roundabout has since been painted over following hundreds of complaints
'We're going to take the roundabout out over the weekend,' Mr Breton said earlier in a video posted to social media.
'We'll put the road surface back to its original position.
'We'll work with the state and federal governments about the state road and how we can improve it as we move towards the grant money that's been allocated for the area.'
Footage previously shared by Nine News depicted the shocking moment two cars nearly collided while attempting to navigate the roundabout.
In another close call, a ute had to carry out a three-point turn to move through the roundabout.
Drivers were united in their opposition to the roundabout, which was introduced as part of a broader effort to ease congestion and improve safety in the area.
'This has to be one of the worst and most dangerously designed roundabouts I've ever seen,' a local said on Facebook.
'You literally have to do a U-turn just to turn right — in either direction!'
Liverpool City Council chief executive Jason Breton announced the council would remove the roundabout on Friday
Another said: 'Whoever designed the 'coffin' roundabout may have taken the name a bit too literally.'
'Its layout is so confusing and hazardous, it feels less like a traffic solution and more like a traffic trap.'
NSW MP for Leppington Nathan Hagarty previously called the roundabout a 'waste of money', saying the council needed to 'come back and fix up a job'.
A spokesperson for Transport for New South Wales said the department spoke with Liverpool City Council ahead of the roundabout's removal following complaints from the Member for Leppington and the community.
Liverpool City Council was contacted by Daily Mail Australia.
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