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| A470 upgrade call after landslide | A470 upgrade call after landslide |
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| There are calls for improvements to a stretch of the A470 which has suffered two landslides in four years. | There are calls for improvements to a stretch of the A470 which has suffered two landslides in four years. |
| Motorists faced a diversion of 18 miles (29 km) after the road was closed in both directions between Mallwyd and Tabor in Gwynedd last Tuesday night. | Motorists faced a diversion of 18 miles (29 km) after the road was closed in both directions between Mallwyd and Tabor in Gwynedd last Tuesday night. |
| It reopened on Sunday, but Gwynedd councillor John Pughe Roberts wants money spent to stop it happening again. | It reopened on Sunday, but Gwynedd councillor John Pughe Roberts wants money spent to stop it happening again. |
| A Welsh Assembly Government spokesperson said everything was being done to prevent a recurrence. | A Welsh Assembly Government spokesperson said everything was being done to prevent a recurrence. |
| The landslip happened on a stretch that cuts through the steep pass at Bwlch Oerddrws, heading to Dinas Mawddwy. | The landslip happened on a stretch that cuts through the steep pass at Bwlch Oerddrws, heading to Dinas Mawddwy. |
| A monitoring system needs to be put in quickly in case it happens again and there's a fatal accident Councillor John Pughe Roberts | A monitoring system needs to be put in quickly in case it happens again and there's a fatal accident Councillor John Pughe Roberts |
| "This has happened twice, and it is only luck that has meant no-one has been injured," said Coun Roberts. | "This has happened twice, and it is only luck that has meant no-one has been injured," said Coun Roberts. |
| "A monitoring system needs to be put in quickly in case it happens again and there's a fatal accident," he added. | "A monitoring system needs to be put in quickly in case it happens again and there's a fatal accident," he added. |
| Mr Roberts said that in the long-term "a lot of money" needed to be spent on the road structure. | Mr Roberts said that in the long-term "a lot of money" needed to be spent on the road structure. |
| Speed restriction | Speed restriction |
| He said the area of the landslide was a little forgotten as it was right on the boundary between north and mid Wales. | |
| Political will over road improvement had been lacking in the past, but hopefully that would not now be the case, he added. | Political will over road improvement had been lacking in the past, but hopefully that would not now be the case, he added. |
| A Welsh Assembly Government spokesperson said five explosive blasts were required to clear loose mud, and following installation of temporary safety measures the road was fully re-opened on Sunday afternoon | A Welsh Assembly Government spokesperson said five explosive blasts were required to clear loose mud, and following installation of temporary safety measures the road was fully re-opened on Sunday afternoon |
| "A 40 mph speed restriction will be in place whilst we make essential repairs. | "A 40 mph speed restriction will be in place whilst we make essential repairs. |
| "This stretch of road is on a very high mountain pass and landslips can sometimes occur here." | "This stretch of road is on a very high mountain pass and landslips can sometimes occur here." |
| The spokesperson said there was a regular inspection of all roads, and a larger drainage pipe had been put in at the site to drain more water which can cause landslips. | The spokesperson said there was a regular inspection of all roads, and a larger drainage pipe had been put in at the site to drain more water which can cause landslips. |
| "We are doing everything we can to minimise the likelihood of this happening again. | "We are doing everything we can to minimise the likelihood of this happening again. |
| "We also intend reviewing the frequency and scope of our inspections," he added. | "We also intend reviewing the frequency and scope of our inspections," he added. |