Rocks falling from a hillside following a wildfire have forced a major Valleys road to shut. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is re-opening the Maerdy Mountain Road earlier than planned as it fears the Rhigos Mountain Road could be closed for some time. People have been warned to stay away from the Rhigos Mountain Road near Treherbert after rocks fell onto it from the mountain after a fire.
On Sunday, August 14, South Wales Fire Service and Rhondda Cynon Taf Council highways crews attended the scene at Rhigos Mountain Road near Treherbert where a grass fire had melted fencing on the roadside allowing boulders to fall onto road itself. The road will remain closed until further notice and access to Zip World Tower via Hirwaun side remains open.
The Maerdy Mountain Road will open between 4pm-9.30am each day, starting from 4pm on August 17. It will be closed between 9.30am and 4pm to allow important works to continue and two sets of traffic lights will be in place due to the ongoing work so the council said that delays should be expected.
