A “death trap” junction on the A9 has been left riddled with potholes for two years because no one will take responsibility for the eight-foot-wide stretch of road.
Ballinluig resident Alec Harvey said he has contacted Perth and Kinross Council and BEAR Scotland about the state of the slip road, but each has told him the area is the responsibility of the other.
When it rains the junction is prone to standing water concealing the danger spot and Mr Harvey fears it will lead to a fatality.
Both BEAR and the council admit there is a “crossover of maintenance responsibility” regarding the stretch of tarmac but neither is able to say when it is likely to be repaired.
Mr Harvey contacted The Courier after his Toyota sports car, which he had owned for a matter of days, was badly damaged by the uneven road surface.
The 53-year-old mechanic said: “It’s pulling bits off people’s cars. The plastic under tray and the brake cooling ducts on my MR2 got ripped off and I’m currently trying to get somebody to take responsibility.
“I can fix the car but I’m more interested in getting the road repaired for the future safety of not only the residents but the thousands of people every year who use the slip road to come into Ballinluig services.
“It’s an accident waiting to happen and neither authority will take any responsibility.
“It’s two years on. There’s a foot deep of standing water, it’s got a 90-degree angled bend at the end of it and potholes that you could lose a leg in.
“It’s pretty dangerous. Any occasion there’s rain it’s a death trap.”
Mr Harvey added: “A car coming up the slip road that’s not aware of the sharp corner, which misses the bend, is going to aquaplane across and smash into anything going down the southbound on slip.”
The avid motorcyclist said he was particularly concerned for fellow bikers.
A BEAR Scotland spokeswoman said the company was in discussions with the council about the road maintenance.
“This location is at a point of the road network where there is a crossover of maintenance responsibility between us and the council,” she said.
“We have been in discussions with the council to find a way forward.
“We are committed to working together to address the issue and have also taken the opportunity to review the junctions between trunk and local roads to ensure any other issues are picked up and dealt with appropriately.”
A council spokeswoman said the management of junctions between local and trunk roads varies on a junction by junction basis.
“There are instances when a section of road will not be on either the council or BEAR Scotland’s asset register and this is one such location,” she said.
After The Courier made inquiries to both parties, a large pothole was hastily patched up but standing water on the stretch remained.