A POTHOLED Wellington road has taken on the appearance of the surface of the moon as Somerset Council has failed to carry out repairs despite angry residents’ complaints.

Residents in Wellesley Park believe it is leading a competition nobody wants to win - to be the street with the worst potholes in Wellington.

Long-time resident and town Cllr Keith Wheatley said there were now 10 potholes which motorists swerve to avoid in the 450-yard stretch from the South Street mini roundabout to the traffic bollard at Homefield.

Cllr Wheatley said: “The one right outside our house is more of a crater and it is spreading sideways to fill the single lane between the parked cars on either side.

“The one up at Homefield is certainly the deepest at over eight inches.

“A driver who did not manage to avoid it could easily have wrecked suspension.

“A motorcyclist would be off the bike and injured without question.”

Cllr Wheatley said ironically, the widest crater was marked for repairs last month but since then it had widened so much that the white paint around it had gone - swallowed up by the ever enlarging pothole.

He said: “I have reported the situation several times, both via the website and directly to a highways manager but either Somerset Council are just overwhelmed or Wellington has a low priority.”

Other residents were equally concerned, one of whom, Roger Hemming, said: “We are very disappointed that the state of the road surface in Wellesley Park has been allowed to deteriorate to the state where an accident is becoming inevitable.

“Vehicles are swerving wildly at the last moment to avoid the huge potholes, putting both parked vehicles and pedestrians at serious risk.”

Somerset Council was approached for comment but said it was prioritising media inquiries around the ‘major incident’ declared after the Storm Chandra flooding.