Potholed 60mph road 'dangerous', warns councillor

A serious accident could happen on a 60mph road damaged by potholes and a "rut", a councillor has warned.

Tremeirchion councillor Chris Evans told Denbighshire County Council the Old Rhuallt Hill road was in urgent need of repairs.

"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," he said, claiming two cyclists were hurt last year after their tyres caught in a rut.

Denbighshire council said the road would be inspected "to ascertain if there are any actionable defects".

Evans said: "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."

Evans' concerns follow last week's revelation that Denbighshire council spent £46,000 in 2024 on claims made against the authority for pothole damage.

In 2025 the amount dropped to £1,300, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

A Denbighshire council spokesperson 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 year's 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."

They added: "We urge all residents to continue to report highway defects via our official reporting lines to support this maintenance of our network."