DETERMINED Greenock residents have won their fight to get a ‘dangerous’ pothole-ridden road resurfaced after 10 years of campaigning.

People living in Rook Road thought they had reached a dead-end in their battle to get rid of the huge craters putting drivers and pedestrians at risk and damaging vehicles.

But after a decade-long struggle, council roads bosses have resurfaced the road from scratch.

Airport baggage handler Alan McLean, who lives in the street with his mum Janet, says Tommy McVey, chairman of Greenock South West Community Council, was instrumental in getting the road fixed.

The 39-year-old said: “We have been on at the council for years to get this done.

“They kept patching the potholes up, which broke up again very quickly.

“Thanks to the perseverance of Tommy, it’s a lot better and our cars won’t get damaged going over the bumps.

“It’s also a lot safer too, as it used to be a trip hazard.”

Fellow resident Jim Wilson, who has also campaigned relentlessly to improve the road, added: “I’m over-the-moon it has been fixed.

“I’ve been complaining about this for about 10 years.

“It’s a lot smoother now.”

Community councillor Mr McVey says he was happy to pursue the issue on behalf of the residents.

He said: “It had been going on that long that the people of Rook Road thought they had been abandoned.

“I’m pleased that the road has been fixed because with the cuts that are coming next year we might not have got it done at all.”