Snow damage to county's roads (From South Wales Guardian)

Snow damage to county's roads

1:42pm Monday 8th February 2010

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IT has been estimated that the recent bad weather has caused around £2.5 million worth of damage to Carmarthenshire's road network.

The snow, frost and heavy rain has left a trail of destruction across the county as water in cracks expands into ice, causing the surface of the road to break up and deeper-than-usual potholes.

The damage adds to an already substantial highways maintenance backlog running into millions of pounds.

The Welsh Assembly Government has announced extra funding of £2.75 million to help local authorities repair their weather-beaten roads; however, it is not known how much of a share Carmarthenshire will receive as yet.

The council's executive board member for technical services Councillor Haydn Jones said: "Whilst it will take time to assess the true extent of the damage caused to our roads by the recent bad weather, initial reports suggest it could be in the region of around £2.5 million.

"The worst-affected roads will take priority, but some stretches will need more extensive resurfacing, and that will take time."

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