Fixed
Low quality repair to road surface from Shootacre lane to Little lane.
Reported via mobile in the Road surface category anonymously at 22:30, Sun 28 May 2023
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4605811.
A trench has been dug and filled in from Shootacre lane to Little lane on the A4010. The quality of the road surface where it has been re-instated is extremely poor and bumpy to the extent it is hazardous to motorcycles. I rode along that stretch and had to avoid riding on the repair as it was so bumpy and uneven it unsettled my motorbike. This meant riding towards the middle of the road. In a car the repair it is also noticeably more uneven than the rest of the road. I don't know why the road surface has been reinstated to a far lesser quality than the road but I do know that because the quality is so poor the public are not receiving value for money from both the contractors and those from highways that are supposed to ensure standards are maintained for the road surface.
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 creates 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 22:30, Sun 28 May 2023
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Update
We are very pleased to tell you that the issue reported has now been resolved.
Alongside our safety inspection policy, reports from the public help us to keep the roads in Buckinghamshire safe.
State changed to: Fixed
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 15:01, Thu 26 October 2023
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.