Posted on: Monday 16 September 2024
Part of Pontypool Park’s children’s play area and skate park will be closed until further notice because of concerns about an underground culvert.
Investigations have revealed significant damage to a culvert beneath the multi-play equipment near the skate park, which has caused the ground to subsite.
Work to repair the culvert will start today and is expected to take a few weeks.
Mark Thomas, Interim Director for Environment, said: “The play area is very popular and we’re sorry we need to close part of it, but health and safety is our primary concern.
“It is difficult to say how long the park will be close for at this stage. The ground needs to be excavated which could reveal more extensive issues.
“But the play area will be returned to its original state when the work is complete.”
The multi-games equipment has been closed since June when the subsidence was first noticed.
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