Calls have been made to repair an Angus road that is near a “state of collapse”.
Carnoustie councillor Brian Boyd has contacted Angus Council officers to express concerns on the state of the town’s Barry Road, after being alerted to its poor condition.
Eddie Wilmott of the town’s community council brought the matter to the elected member’s attention, after becoming fed up with work being done to put temporary patches on problem areas. He claimed there were increasing “depressions” in the surface on the road, which sits between Victoria Street and Pitskelly Road.
Mr Wilmott said, “Undoubtedly only a matter of time before it reaches the state of collapse, with the main sewer beneath no doubt.
“In the interest of safety and general maintenance, let alone upgrade, I would like to know when we can best expect that this area of the arterial roadway will be properly resurfaced instead of continuing with the current arrangement of continual hotch-potch splurges of patchwork tarmac.”
Mr Boyd said he was well aware of the state of the road, adding that the matter had been reported already this summer.’Dreadful’He said, “I have noticed the dreadful state of this road and emailed the head of the roads division in early July about timescales, and had a meeting with a roads engineer and a roads manager on July 21 to discuss this matter on site.
“Scottish Water have now finally completed their works and I am learning fast that they, along with Network Rail, are a law unto themselves. There will be a complete resurface between Victoria Street and James Street by the end of the year.
“I have tried to bring this date forward but, as other arteries into other towns are being dealt with first, I have had limited success.
“I have also tried to get a further area up to the first roundabout to the artery totally resurfaced, but have been informed budgets will not stretch to this.
“We are all aware of the under-investment Carnoustie has received in the past and Carnoustie residents can be assured I am doing my utmost to see a reversal in this situation. On a more positive note, the area of Dundee Street will be started this month.”