Residents may notice work activity at the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery site at Trehafod over the coming weeks, as the Council undertakes some routine maintenance activity.
The large former mining site is located generally to the south of Coedcae Road and south-west of Rheolau Terrace.
The Council is using Welsh Government funding for the upcoming works, which will include localised vegetation clearance around drainage channels and other assets on site.
In addition, separate activity will create a better access to the site, to help with future routine inspections and monitoring of the tip.
Integral to the planning of this work has been the consideration of ecology, and opportunities to deliver biodiversity gain through the vegetation management requirements of the tip safety programme.
The Council has appointed Peter Simmons and Summit Arboriculture to undertake the works from Monday, February 2, and they will last around two months in total.
Officers will access the site via Heol-Y-Parc, so residents may experience an increase in construction traffic between the working hours (8am-5pm).
Minimal overall disruption is expected, but residents may be able to hear some noise at times from the work activity on site.
These works are being funded through Welsh Government’s Coal Tip Safety Grant, through which the Council has secured £11.4 million to monitor and maintain coal tips in Rhondda Cynon Taf during 2025/26.
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Posted on 29/01/2026