A fed up motorcyclist fears someone will be killed before action is taken on potholes in a Lanarkshire village.
Avid biker Neil McInnes was thrown into a hedge last year after his vehicle tripped on one of the pits "over half a foot deep".
The 47-year-old believes the whole road needs to be completely re-laid, calling the Corra Hill Road area in Tillietudlem is now "impassable".
His neighbour has also fallen victim to the dangerous potholes, falling off his motorbike twice in recent months.
It's understood there are over 200 of the craters gaping within the stretch of road where up to 14 properties are located, causing constant problems for locals living there.
Furious Neil says the state of the road is an ongoing worry for him as he fears for the safety of residents and motorists.
He told Lanarkshire Live : “I’ve been trying since August last year to get the holes in the road sorted. It’s getting that bad now that you’re driving through and coming across an old bit of road.
“It’s completely and utterly dangerous.
“I’ve got a motorbike and so has my neighbour. The problem was that bad it threw me right over to the side of the hedge and tore all my arm.
“It’s not just a pothole repair that’s needed. The whole road is completely destroyed for about three miles left and right of my house. It’s very dangerous now.
“I’ve bumped two tyres in the last six weeks just from my car at £236 per tyre, my neighbour’s fell off his motorbike twice because of it.
“Not a single thing is being done about it."
Neil says he and his neighbours have even considered taking matters into their own hands to protect unassuming motorists potentially ending up in an accident.
“There’s only about 12 or 14 houses in the wee village we stay in", explained Neil.
"I’ve been talking to most of the guys there and we’ve came up with the idea of just putting up barriers at the top and bottom of the road to close it because nothing else is being done. It’s ridiculous.
“It’s mega dangerous.
"Last year my bike hit a pothole causing me to swerved to the left and ended up in a hedge and had to pull myself back off it while on I was on my bike.
"The hole was about 170mm deep, about the size of half a ruler.
“I think there must be about 200 different potholes. The full road from top to bottom needs re-done. It’s been ignored for years.
“It’s getting beyond a joke. I’m worried that it will take until somebody’s dead before they do anything about it."
The biker also stressed that the sides of the roads are "continually subsiding" causing a steep embankment, as pictured.
It's understood previous action to address the pothole problems in Tillietudlem involved filling some of the craters and cones were placed at the side of the road where there are steep drops.
But Neil doesn't believe this is enough, adding: “The road is impassable. I’ve had two burst tyres in six weeks.
"But I’m not interested in tyres though, I’m more worried about falling off my Harley again, it’s a £25,000 bike.
“I’m fed up being messed about. It’s a safety factor more than anything."
Colin Park, Head of Roads and Transportation at South Lanarkshire Council, told us: “The council has to allocate resources based on criteria including road condition, usage, route importance, maintenance category, claims and reported defects and assistance to other council priorities.
“Work has been carried out several times in recent months on potholes on this particular road and, while parts of the road surface are rough and uneven, there were no safety defects and any surface irregularities were not of a nature to require intervention.
"However, we will continue to monitor the road for any significant deterioration as older road surfaces such as these can decline rapidly in wet and wintry conditions.
“In the meantime, we will review the priority rating of the roads mentioned with a view to undertaking more comprehensive works in the future.”
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