A TREMEIRCHION councillor fears a serious accident could occur on a 60mph road damaged by potholes and “a rut” in the road.
Cllr Chris Evans says Denbighshire County Council urgently needs to repair the Old Rhuallt Hill B-road that has become badly damaged by potholes.
Cllr Evans says it is only a matter of time before a serious accident occurs on the stretch and claims two cyclists were hurt last year after their tyres caught in a rut.
“The tarmac has actually opened up, and there’s a big crevice there now. If you get caught in that, cyclists or even cars, it’s dangerous,” said Cllr Evans.
“Now, I understand the council budget, but there’s a safety concern there. We’ve chased the council four, five, six times.
“It is dangerous to motorbikes and cyclists. Two cyclists came off there last year and injured themselves because the rut in the middle is quite deep. But also, in a car, if you get caught in that, it flips you around; it’s dangerous.”
He added: “But to say budget over safety is really concerning. Do we wait till an incident happens?”
Cllr Evans’ concerns follow last week’s revelation that Denbighshire County Council spent £46,000 in 2024 on claims made against the authority for pothole damage.
The following year in 2025 the amount dropped to £1,300.
A spokeswoman for Denbighshire County Council said: “The condition of the Old Rhuallt Hill has been raised with Denbighshire County Council highways and the relevant inspections will take place to ascertain if there are any actionable defects present whilst also assessing if the route would benefit from a future capital investment scheme within a future years programme.”
“We take the maintenance of our road networks very seriously, and we acknowledge that it is important to residents and to people visiting Denbighshire. The council will continue to respond to any potholes reported and identified as part of our inspection regime and continue work to keep roads safe in line with our highways maintenance code of practice principles.”
She added: “We urge all residents to continue to report highway defects via our official reporting lines to support this maintenance of our network.”
