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Busy Valleys route to be closed for three months

Credit: RCT Council

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council says the Maerdy Mountain Road will close for several weeks from July 10th for essential repairs.

The busy route, linking Aberdare and Maerdy, was affected by a landslide caused by heavy rain in December 2015. It will be stabilised and the whole road resurfaced along with other improvements.

It is scheduled to re-open in September.

The full road closure will cause disruption to commuters but this essential piling work, with large machinery to stabilise the mountain, must be completed.

To minimise disruption, the work is scheduled after the school exam period, and six weeks of the closure is during the school summer holiday when it is envisaged that less traffic will be on the road.

– Cllr Andrew Morgan, Leader RCT Council