Action scheduled
Massive pothole in middle of Dukes Wood Drive
Reported via mobile in the Pothole category anonymously at 21:53, Mon 16 January 2023
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4138384.
Massive pothole in middle of Dukes Wood Drive. Has formed purely due to poor maintenance of dukes wood drive road (and pavements). You can see the poor patch work of years gone by. There is always a pothole here every 6 months. So it’s nothing to do with the increment weather: the seasons in our fair country mean this weather is always the same for 100s of years! TFB closed my previous report on this, just today, saying they couldn’t find the pothole. It’s huge. Deep. Wide. A massive danger to those using this road, as it’s a dark road and cars sadly drive too fast. Also dangerous for cyclists. Here’s a picture for you…!
Updates
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This has been passed to the local area technician to investigate the enquiry/issue regarding a pothole/road surface.
During winter months we receive a very high number of reports regarding potholes or a poor road surface, it's easy to assume that potholes are formed due to roads being poorly maintained but that is not usually the case. There are many factors that can cause potholes, particularly during the winter months when water seeps in through cracks in the road surface, collecting underneath and when the water freezes, it expands and forces up the road surface in through cracks in the road surface.
Our priority is always the safety of road users, so in some cases during busy periods a permanent repair is not always possible immediately. However, temporary repairs are a way to ensure the area is safe until such times as we can return to make a permanent repair.
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 21:53, Mon 16 January 2023
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Update
We have completed our inspection of the issue and have made arrangements for it to be resolved within five working days.
State changed to: Action scheduled
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 17:47, Fri 20 January 2023
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.