Emergency services were sent to Maes-Y-Coed after the hole appeared on Sunday morning
There are severe delays in the area as a result of the road closure(Image: Rob Browne)
A key route in Cardiff has been blocked after a large sinkhole appeared in the road. Maes-Y-Coed road in the Heath area of the city is closed in both directions after a sinkhole opened up on Sunday morning, November 9.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service put a cordon in place shortly after emergency services were alerted to the hole. Maes-Y-Coed road is closed from Ton Yr Ywen Primary School to just before Jubilee Gardens. Traffic monitoring site Inrix reports that the road closure is causing severe delays on the A469 Caerphilly Road Southbound around Maes-Y-Coed Road and Ty-Wern Road.
This is the second sinkhole to appear along this stretch of road within recent months. In August, a sinkhole appeared slightly further down the road. It closed the road between the A469 Caerphilly Road and Armoury Drive.
Emergency services have closed a section of the road to all traffic(Image: Rob Browne)
The emergence of yet another sinkhole has sparked some concern amongst local residents, who have taken to Facebook to say there are “major problems” on this road.
Kevin Sprudd said: “I use this road a lot and I’m no engineer but you can plainly see there are major problems here all the way from Tesco to Lidl. Wouldn’t be surprised to see a car disappear.”
Andrew Mills added: “There are probably several ready to break open. The houses on Heol Dewi Sant must be wondering if they are near their homes. [We] need a full survey of the area.”
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