Council chiefs have been urged to fix “horrendous” potholes across Linwood and Houston that are damaging cars.

Councillor Alison Ann-Dowling has said a string of roads across her ward need urgent attention after a pile of complaints from residents.

One driver who got in touch with her this week had allegedly blown two tyres because of a pothole on Lyon Road in Linwood.

Potholes have also appeared on roads such as Bridge Street, Melrose Avenue, Barochan Road, Kintyre Avenue, Cotton Avenue and Clippens Road in Linwood.

Meanwhile, craters are causing problems in Houston on Main Street and on Barochan Road between the Deafhillock Roundabout and Magnus Road.

Councillor Ann-Dowling has stressed many of these areas need proper, permanent resurfacing rather than just being temporarily patched up.

She said: “I have got a huge amount of complaints from across my ward about potholes.

“The issue seems to be that the council are working hard trying to make repairs but they are all temporary. They do not last and the original problem resurfaces.

“We need to see significant investment in the roads and proper permanent repairs because I’ve had people who have damaged tyres.

“One constituent blew two tyres the other day on Lyon Road on the way to WH Malcolm.

“The whole of Barochan Road needs resurfacing really and Cotton Avenue has some horrendous potholes. Kintyre Avenue is also in terrible condition.

“Some roads are due to be resurfaced later on this year but this situation is emblematic of an inadequate maintenance schedule. These roads should not have been allowed to deteriorate so much.”

Some of the streets are included in the council’s capital roads programme but Clippens Road is only down for patching repairs as opposed to a more thorough resurfacing.

The council has invested £8million in 2021/22 in upgrading roads and footpaths.

Barochan Road in Houston and Cotton Avenue in Linwood are both down for resurfacing, but Councillor Ann-Dowling said there have been no precise dates set out for this work.

Councillor Cathy McEwan, convener of the council’s infrastructure, land and environment policy board, said: “Over the past six years, we have made our largest ever investment into our roads of £47m and we have seen a real difference in the quality of our roads network – although we recognise that the weather and usage of our roads will mean there are always sections in need of repair.

“In the last two years alone, 42 roads in Houston and Linwood have been repaired or resurfaced and more will be included in our 2022/23 programme to ensure that this area is safe for all road users.

“We are happy to consider the suggestions made by the councillor as part of our planning for the roads programme in the next financial year.”