Mystery Over LA Earthquake-Style Cracks in Wales
Evening Leader; Wrexham, Wales
HUGE cracks, which resemble 'Los Angeles after an earthquake' have started appearing on a Wrexham road.
Photo: Queen’s Road in Brymbo where the road is severly slipping and which is causing large cracks in the surface.
The fissures, up to four inches wide and over 18 inches deep, have started appearing on Queen's Road, between Brymbo and Pentre Broughton.
Local community councillor Brian Stapley says the cause of the problem remains a mystery with local authority officers this week moving in to carry out repair work.
The stretch of road affected lies just above an area of old railway track that ran from Wrexham to Brymbo.
Recently, building work had begun to be carried out on the site to construct 18 residential properties.
Cllr Stapley said: "There are eight or ten cracks about 20ft long. They are at least 18 inches deep and the road is starting to slip towards the railway track.
"It is getting worse and worse. I don't know if it is the guy clearing the old railway track or not.
"At the start of the year, a developer had been preparing the site for building some 18 houses, on it, but it seemed to have come to a stop a few weeks ago – up to last weekend two machines had been left on the site.
"There was an old pit air shaft on the other side of the road, so it might be something to do with that. We just don't know."
Photo: Local community councillor Brian Stapley next to the cracks
He added: "It's like something from an earthquake in LA – only on a smaller scale!"
John Bradbury, chief environment officer, said: "This road has been temporarily closed to traffic due to a land slip affecting the condition of the carriageway. We are currently looking into the cause of the problem."
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