Does it actually serve any useful purpose or is a tick box exercise?
Have they just paved a well trodden shortcut?
To be fair they do appear to have used generous amounts of retro-reflective.If you run into one of the posts in the dark. The council is liable.
Have you questioned this with the local authority?
If you do not tell them they will not know. If you run into one of the posts in the dark. The council is liable.