A road contractor has been told to fix resurfacing work deemed "shoddy" by councillors in Newport.
Newport City Council confirmed that faults were found on Old Roman Road in Langstone during a recent inspection by highways officers, prompting the authority to instruct the contractor to return and correct the work.
The issue was raised by councillors Ray Mogford and William Routley, who represent Bishton and Langstone, and criticised the quality of the resurfacing.
Councillor Mogford said: "If [cabinet member Cllr Rhian Howells] had the common courtesy to meet with us, we’d have shown the shoddy work completed on the Old Roman Road.
"The photos don’t do it justice, because it’s really bad in places.
"Local residents are unhappy."
Councillor Routley described the surface as "uneven" and warned that the current flaws could lead to more serious damage.
He said: "The recent road resurfacing works on the Old Roman Road in Langstone has left small divots and shallow dips in places – in what can only be described as an uneven road.
"After the cold winter months, we’ll end up seeing these divots and dips developing into cracks and potholes by the spring."
He also raised concerns about the financial implications of repeated repairs.
Councillor Routley said: "It must have cost thousands of pounds to resurface the road.
"It’s counter-productive really.
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"Sadly, it will be the taxpayer picking up the bill when they have to come back out next year and repair the road again."
Newport City Council has now responded to the concerns.
A council spokesperson said: "Officers carried out inspections of Old Roman Road last week.
"Issues there have been identified and raised with the contractor, who has been instructed to rectify them in the near future."
The resurfacing is part of a wider improvement plan under the Fixing Our Roads programme, which has seen the council allocate more than £18 million to upgrades across Newport’s road network.
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