Hello Andy, 

It is correct that VLD 296 is no longer working on our team. Apologies for the delayed response. I believe this edit was made because the road has a significant direction change at the point that it was split. Here is the challenge link https://maproulette.org/browse/projects/52996. I will also mention that we have since stopped working on this check in the UK after receiving feedback from the community.

Best regards, 
Matt