FURIOUS residents are calling for instant action against a residential road being turned into a "mini motorway".

Suran-Y-Gog Road, which is a residential road that forms part of the Pencoedtre estate, has been labelled a "driving nightmare" by locals after the "large" amount of vehicles driving through it.

Dave Jones, who has lived on Suran-Y-Gog Road for nine years, said: "The traffic is absolutely horrendous - night and day.

"This is a narrow, residential road but vehicles are not taking into account the narrowness and some drive at ridiculous speeds."

Councillor Peter King, cabinet member for building services, highways and transportation, said that the council had decided not to follow through with traffic calming measures in the estate.

Mr Jones and other residents claim that the amount of traffic travelling through the estate started to worsen about four years ago, after a series of events, including traffic lights being placed at the bottom of Barry link road and construction development taking place in the Wenvoe area.

"When the traffic builds up at those traffic lights or workmen in their lorries are going to Wenvoe to do work they have found a quick route through our estate," said the 75-year-old, "and for others, they have found out that our road is a short cut to elsewhere."

Margaret Lewis, whose lived on Suran-Y-Gog road for 15 years, said "the situation is a nightmare".

She said: "With the road gridlocked at certain times, it is near enough impossible to move our cars.

"Our road is busy and noisy at unsociable hours, from 7am until 9am and at 5.30pm."

In a desperate bid to ease the flow of the traffic, the residents are calling on the Vale of Glamorgan Council to install "deterrents".

Mrs Lewis said: "A pedestrian crossing would be beneficial, to help people who live here cross the road when it is gridlocked.

Mr Jones said: "Personally I would like to see a speed camera put up because that would make people think twice before abusing our area.

"We all know is that something is needed to ease the flow of the traffic."

Councillor Peter King added: "The council will monitor the speed of vehicles in this area and liaise with the police, who are responsible for the enforcement of speed-related issues, should a problem be identified.”