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Potholes on Thorney Mill Road just outside of 99C. Lorries passing at great speed, hits these 3 potholes, results in my whole house shaking, things rattling, not just simply vibration.
Reported via desktop in the Pothole category anonymously at 12:08, Wed 15 March 2023
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4316026.
I haved lived at 99B Thorney Mill Road for the past 26 years, the house is setback about 10yards from the road behind 99C. On 26Apr2022, I have reported to you about the problem with the road, causing my whole house to shake (not just vibration) from lorries passing at great speed in front of my driveway. Your reply at 16:24pm, just 4.5 hours from my initial report states that you have inspected the location and that there are no defects. Is it at all possible that you have made an inspection within 4.5 hours of a report, and come to a definite conclusion? I hereby report that the problem has got worse. It is apparent that there are at least 3 potholes on the road just in front of 99C, hence my house shakes 3 continuous times vibrantly when a lorry passes at great speed just in front of my driveway travelling in the direction from West Drayton towards Richings Park. It is not just a vibration of the house, the entire house shakes and things are rattling. We are extremely worried how this is affecting the structure of our house long term. May I add that there are various reports of such kind on Thorney Mill Road already on your website. It is vital that action is taken immediately to rectify the problem. Please ensure this will be done.
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 12:08, Wed 15 March 2023
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Your email reply dated 15March states that an investigation will be made within 10 days regarding these potholes problem. There is no further update and nothing has been done. The problem will only get worse and worse. These pothole problems and the problem that is affecting my house has been going on for more than 1 year. Please take action to rectify this promptly.
Posted anonymously at 12:43, Fri 31 March 2023
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Update
Duplicate report - A job has been raised regarding this issue.
State changed to: Duplicate
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 11:36, Tue 18 April 2023
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.