The Maerdy mountain road will close this summer so the council can repair a section of the slope below the highway. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has confirmed there will need to be a road closure of the A4233 between Aberdare and Maerdy this summer due to the third phase of ongoing works so the route can continue to be used in the future.
The road will close between Graig Place in Aberdare and Station Road in Maerdy from Monday, July 4, to Monday, September 5. The work will take place at the hillside near the hairpins on the Aberdare side of the route.
An alternative route for motorists is via the A4233, A4058 to Pontypridd, A470 and A4059 to Aberdare – or this route in reverse order, and will be signposted. The council said this is part of the ongoing effort to mitigate structural issues on the mountainside, exacerbated by unprecedented weather during Storm Dennis and other winter storms.
