A Dumfries councillor has called for action to repair a busy traffic route which is in a “shocking state”.
Nith ward councillor Malcolm Johnstone told the Standard it is impossible to drive along Craigs and Gillbrae Roads in the town “and not hit a pothole”
And he questioned if the near-mile long stretch of road is fit for purpose due to the large number of defects.
Mr Johnstone said: “There have been issues on that particular road for years now.
“But it’s in an absolutely shocking state.
“I think it’s got to the stage now where you’re asking is this road fit for purpose? It’s pretty much from the roundabout at St Michael’s Street all the way up to the roundabout at Gillbrae.
“There’s large sections where the road has completely worn away.
“It’s impossible to drive along it and not hit a pothole.”
The Standard has received a number of complaints about the road which serves traffic from the large residential estates of Georgetown and Calside.
Mr Johnstone added: “This road could actually be dangerous for cyclists and motorcyclists.
“There’s one patch where the road has worn away right across the road.
“It’s quite the tale of woe. It’s not good because this is probably one of the busiest roads in town with a heavy volume of traffic. It seems to be really problematic.
“There’s a lot of surface erosion but given the sheer volume of cars that use that road there’s serious work needing done on it.
“Something needs to be done on this road.”
A council spokesperson directed The Standard to a roads review service and improvement action plan when asked to comment.
That plan has 46 recommendations to be deliver better use of communication, resources, operations and works, programming and quality assurance and best value for road repairs.
“They include the need to address the resource issues in the level of funding to respond to the carriageway maintenance backlog and the level of carriageway defects and the need to respond to the low level of customer satisfaction.”
