SIGNS will be installed to warn drivers of hazardous conditions on a steep section of road.
Denbighshire County Council will install three signs on the road between Prestatyn and Gwaenysgor warning drivers of icy conditions. Over the last five years there have been 45 accidents linked to wintry road conditions in the area.
The signs will be deployed when conditions are hazardous and will instruct drivers to avoid the route.
Cllr Brian Jones, the local authority’s lead member for Highways, Planning and Sustainable Travel, said: “These signs, which will only be visible when conditions are hazardous, will warn drivers to use an alternative route.
“Conditions on this stretch of road can become very dangerous, even just with frost, and drivers should not use the road when the signs are in operation. Drivers who use the route when conditions are hazardous could be putting lives at risk.
“Due to the gradient of this stretch of road it is unsafe for Denbighshire County Council to deploy gritters to the area.”
The warning signs are due to be in place by the end of November.
The alternative route is Allt y Graig in Dyserth, a section of road which is gritted by Denbighshire when conditions require.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel