MALMESBURY’S infamous “corrugated road” will finally be re-surfaced, after years of misery and frustration for motorists.

About a quarter-of-a-mile stretch of the one of the town’s main arteries, the B4040 through Holloway, has produced an avalanche of complaints in recent years.

People say the stretch, used by thousands of motorists going to and from the direction of Cirencester, has been increasingly difficult and uncomfortable to negotiate.

Wear and tear have worn away the surface, creating a bumpy, corrugated effect.

The problem has been compounded by flooding from a spring, which makes the road hazardous when temperatures plunge in winter.

Now Malmesbury Area Board has won a pledge from Wiltshire Council that the road will be resurfaced within weeks.

Mayor of Malmesbury Sue Poole said: “We are absolutely delighted that the council has agreed to do this work and have given us a date for the resurfacing: the first week in March.

“It’s been in a very, very bad state for a long time. I have correspondence going back to 2009 about the poor state of this stretch of road.

“The road surface has broken up. I wouldn’t say that it is full of potholes. It’s not about conventional potholes.

“I’m no expert, but it seems that the top layer has just broken away over the years, due to lack of regular maintenance. I have no knowledge of any work being carried out there.

“The result is a corrugated effect. It really is awful.”

Before it resurfaces the road, Wiltshire Council will have to divert water from the spring into a storm drain.

Located under a manhole, the spring often flows down the incline of B4040 in Holloway, causing anxiety for drivers when it freezes.

Mrs Poole said there would be some disruption to traffic over the coming weeks, but added: “Better that than the ongoing problems caused by the terrible state of this road.”

The B4040 is one of a number of roads that will benefit from Wiltshire Council’s programme of works, with more than 80 kilometres to be resurfaced or repaired.

Other work includes eight-and-half kilometres between Malmesbury and Minety, and repairs to potholes.