Caerphilly Conservatives have this week launched a petition calling on the council and Welsh Assembly to make urgent funding available to repair dangerous potholes in the county’s highways.
Local campaigners, Judith Child and Kath Catris have joined Welsh Assembly candidate Owen Meredith to fight for more funding as the county’s highways become increasingly hazardous.
Mrs Child of Bedwas Road in Caerphilly said: “I’ve never seen the county’s roads this bad. It was inevitable after the long cold winter and the council should have taken earlier action to get to grips with the problem. I know that some funding has been available but it clearly isn’t enough.”
Mrs Catris from Rudry added: “There are very serious problems on some pavements in the borough which are incredibly dangerous, particularly for older and disabled people. We need to take action quickly.”
Conservative Welsh Assembly candidate, Owen Meredith, commented: “The budgets for the Assembly and council are tight, but if we don’t spend the money now to fix these potholes, it will cost us a lot more in compensation claims down the line. Safe highways are a basic service the council should provide, WAG and CCBC need to find the funds to end this chaos.
“The current programme of skim and patch repairs are a waste of money and failing to deal with the problem.”
Residents can sign the petition online via www.owenmeredith.co.uk; potholes can also be reported via the council’s website at www.caerphilly.gov.uk.
