A COUNCILLOR claims more needs to be done to fill potholes caused by the big freeze.
Cllr Ian Armstrong praised maintenance teams who have been working flat out but said ‘potholes were appearing everywhere’.
The Rhyl councillor said the situation in Maude Street had got much worse.
He said: “The frost has done so much damage to all the side roads and main roads along the promenade.”
Rhyl residents have expressed concern about the state of several roads.
Morley Road, River Street, John Street, Palace Avenue and Sandringham Avenue were all felt to be neglected by Denbighshire County Council.
Cllr Armstrong warned last autumn that a hard winter and severe frost would see roads “break up completely”.
He said the icy conditions which gripped Britain was a freak event which has not been seen in recent memory.
But he warned the overall damage following the sub-zero conditions could cost millions.
He said: “This is not the fault of Denbighshire County Council. The Highways Department have been working flat out. All councils in Wales have had to deal with cut backs.”
Darren Millar, AM for Clwyd West, said: “The Assembly Government must also accept its share of the blame for this situation, and for not making it a higher priority in the past.
“Their failure to address the backlog of repairs in recent years when money was available has made the situation much worse than it would have been otherwise.”
A Denbighshire County Council spokesperson said: “Following the recent severe weather, roads are now becoming potholed in a number of areas. This deterioration in road surfaces was anticipated and therefore teams are sent out regularly, right across the county, to fill these in.
“In the longer term we are currently drawing together our Captial Works programme for the coming year so that a more permanent solution can be put in place once funding becomes available.”
Conwy County Borough Council said the impact of the snow and ice on roads was something they would have to monitor over a longer period.