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On Harvest Hill on the road between Sappers Field and The Rectory
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4502097.
Very bad road surface, including two large, deep potholes and a series of other smaller ones. Despite multiple reports about the drains here being blocked over the past couple of years and assurances from the council that this has been dealt with, it most certainly has not. (Second photo shows one of the blocked drains.). Failure to unblock these drains has caused the potholes. If they are not cleared, the standing water will continue to cause more potholes.
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.
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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.
This report is now closed to updates. You can make a new report in the same location.