Rhigos Mountain News

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The Rhigos Mountain Road A4061, dawn Jan 16th 2016. High & cold, a world away from the rest of @RCTCouncil. #uksnow https://t.co/5TUfSdDD76

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@RCTCouncil @swpolice There is a rainbow sheen of an oil or diesel leak for the full length of Rhigos Mountain Road A4061 . Very slippery and dangerous : worse travelling to Treherbert.

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@RCTCouncil @AndrewMorganRCT Probably best to give them an early morning treatment and inspection as a matter of routine with forecast drops.

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@RCTCouncil @AndrewMorganRCT dashcam from 8am today. Grit has been ineffective , was it gritted last night or this morning for commuters? Also, poor drainage means running water has made sheet ice overnight. Very dangerous.

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@RCTCouncil Rhigos Mountain A4061 dangerous this morning due to black ice. Wed 14th Jan.

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@RCTCouncil Rhigos Mountain A4061 dangerous this morning due to black ice. Wed 14th Jan.

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@RCTCouncil Rhigos Mountain Road a4061 dangerous again at the moment. A large snow storm had made conditions treacherous. Best avoided or closed.

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All mountain roads now open. See attached.

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See below from @RCTCouncil and @swpolice
All mountain roads now closed.

[Cllr Andrew Morgan OBE @AndrewMorganRCT]

@RhigosMountain @RCTCouncil These units will stay on the mountain throughout the night provided its safe to remain there

[Cllr Andrew Morgan OBE @AndrewMorganRCT]

@RhigosMountain @RCTCouncil There is a tractor plough and gritter on the mountain from 4pm and a further highways gritter sent to both maerdy and rhigos mountains at 3.45pm

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@RCTCouncil A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road now impassable. Cars stuck in snow, same on A4233 Maerdy Aberdare mountain @AndrewMorganRCT

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A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road as at 3pm today. Won’t be passable much longer @RCTCouncil

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A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road as at 3pm today. Won’t be passable much longer @RCTCouncil

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@RCTCouncil A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road was treacherous this morning, with little to no grit for the morning commute. This is the result:
From facebook:
9am. Car on its roof zip wire side. One lane open. Police have been called. Driver ok

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Rhigos Mountain Road Closed A4061. Accident.

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Now clear

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Via Facebook: Fire on Rhigos Mountain Road A4061, Treorchy side, fire crew on the way but not sure how large/close to the road it is. Watch out for smoke.

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Via Facebook: Fire on Rhigos Mountain Road A4061, Treorchy side, fire crew on the way but not sure how large/close to the road it is. Watch out for smoke.

[Kevinjarman @Kevinjarman3]

@RCTCouncil Just get tower to sort out their land profile and rhigos road will be fine bet then again you don't listen to facts..... Friday flooded Saturday flooded what the hell do we know

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Further essential work will take place at a separate location on the road next week. This will require two overnight road closures, with exact dates and details to be confirmed shortly. Thank you to residents and road users for your patience (3/3)

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Temporary traffic lights have been put in place at the pictured location as a necessary safety measure. Mitigation work will begin tomorrow (Wednesday, February 26), with initial repairs carried out under traffic lights over the coming days (2/3)

[RCT Council @RCTCouncil]

Following the recent poor weather, repair work to the road surface is required on the A4061 #Rhigos Mountain Road, near the #Treherbert end (1/3)