Fife Council is having to carry out repairs to make a Wormit road safe, just months after paying a private firm to resurface it.
Riverside Road, the main road through the village, has developed large craters, some as deep as six inches.
Highways maintenance firm Colas was contracted by the local authority last year to resurface the street. But it is claimed that sub-standard materials were used, allowing the tarmac to break up.
Tay Bridgehead councillor Tim Brett has been pressing for action, fearing a child might be hurt if they hit a hole on their bike or swerve in front of a car trying to avoid one.
“A lot of schoolchildren use Riverside Road to cycle to school, as we encourage them to do, and they are having to negotiate these huge craters,” he said.
“This is not a satisfactory situation and I hope that Colas will get the problem fixed as soon as possible.”
Mr Brett has been flooded with complaints from Wormit residents about the condition of the street, but said there was a misunderstanding as to how it had come about.
“Most people think this is just a more serious pothole problem from the winter, but it’s not. A section of Riverside Road from the primary school up past the church was resurfaced by Colas last year.
“Unfortunately, there was a problem with the materials they were using and sections of the road have failed. There are at least three areas where there are huge, six-inch-deep gouged-out sections of road.”
Surfacing co-ordinator for Fife Council Alistair Donald said although Colas had already carried out some remedial work, £30,000 of repairs were still needed. Weather permitting, council workers were due to start the repairs today.
Mr Donald said the council would seek to recover the cost of repairs it carries out from Colas. Colas was contacted by The Courier, but did not respond.