Horsley residents are up in arms over a lack of response by authorities to maintain an unsafe road giving access in and out of the Brooks Reach Estate.
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The recent wild weather has caused tempers to flare, with torrential rain exacerbating the dozens of potholes and ripples on the newly resurfaced section of Bong Bong Road, while those on foot are forced onto the roadway because the footpath is blocked.
Locals believe the issues with the road surface should have been addressed before the first house was built, while concerns raised since February have failed to get any response.
A spokesman for Stockland - developers of the estate - said the company was working closely with contractors Menai Civil and hoped to have the upgrade of Bong Bong Road between Mallon Avenue and Brooks Reach roundabout completed by mid-May.
"Our contractors have also been doing their best to maintain the surface of the road base that is currently in place and contractors regraded the contra flow section of Bong Bong Road again on Tuesday, April 21," the spokesman said.
However, the Illawarra Mercury inspected the road on Tuesday after contractors regraded it, and it was still a corrugated surface in parts, with dozens of potholes, small and large.
Earlier, mother-of-three Cherie Polson found her vehicle nearly stuck in one of the holes.
"My car sank into a deep hole and I panicked momentarily as I had young children in the car and the weather was terrible," she said.
Meantime, Peter Northey's 60-year-old father-in-law won't ride his motorbike into the estate any more, after having an accident travelling through the road works on April 6, causing hundreds of dollars of damage.
"There was lots of loose gravel ... and it just gave way under his bike, and he went down. He was only travelling at a slow speed so he didn't get injured, but there's scrapes all down the side of his bike. He's now in negotiations with Wollongong Council trying to get them to take responsibility," Mr Northey said.
Natalie Sikoski and her husband moved into their dream house seven months ago just before the roadworks began, and said a duty of care had been breached, but no one wanted to take responsibility.
"I've never seen a road as bad as this, it's pretty poor. I guess you could compare it to ... a Third World country," she said.
Mrs Sikoski said on occasion Menai Civil would "fill the holes with gravel" but a small amount of rain opened them up again.
The issue is especially upsetting for Marina Angeleska, whose six-year-old son suffers a blood clotting disorder that means he is easily bruised and hurt.
"Every time we go through there he's like 'Mum! Can you slow down, can you be careful!' He gets bumped around and he's got more bruises than usual, probably from all the jumping."
Wollongong City Council said the works were being carried out by the developer and their contractors.
"We have also previously raised concerns regarding the management of the area and the degradation of the roads with Stockland," it said.
"Council has urged Stockland to investigate these issues as a matter of urgency, and we've asked that works be carried out as quickly as possible to reduce the inconvenience to local residents."
The director of Menai Civil was contacted, but failed to respond by deadline.