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Manhole cover bangs when driven over

Reported via iOS in the Manhole cover broken/missing category anonymously at 22:16, Sun 9 June 2024

Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6085344.

Outside 19 Brimmers Hill there is a man hole cover on the side of the road closest to the school. Anytime someone drives over it there are two loud bangs in quick succession. This is a relatively new development and wakes us up at night. Can something please be done to prevent this noise nuisance. When the weather gets warmer and people start needing windows open at night the noise will inevitably wake residents up. Pleas also note that at night cars drive more quickly causing a louder bang. There is little point surveying this during the day when everyone is driving at lower speeds.

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  • Almost all manhole covers have some form of identification on them, and it is likely that the manhole cover is owned by a utility company, who are legally responsible for maintaining it.

    This report has been passed to the Highway Officer, who will carry out an inspection within the next 10 working days and if it is found to be the responsibility of Buckinghamshire Highways we will take the appropriate action. If, however, it is found to be the responsibility of the utility company we will report the issue to them, but please note we have no control regarding how long it will take to be fixed by the utility company.

    Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 22:16, Sun 9 June 2024

  • Update - We have carried out an inspection of the area and our assessment is that this issue reported is the responsibility of the Utility Company (Water board, BT, gas etc). We have forwarded the details of your report (excluding your contact details) to them, this means we are unable to provide you with any updates on this enquiry, if you wish to receive updates or progress chase this issue with the utility company, below are the contact details for utility companies operating in Buckinghamshire. To ensure the report is actioned as quickly as possible by the Utility Company, you are able to report these issues directly to them. To assist you, below are the contact details for the utility companies operating in Buckinghamshire.

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 11:10, Monday 17 February 2025

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.