Action scheduled
HP10 0NJ, between Watery Lane and houses on south side of A40.
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6262684.
For a VERY long time the pavement next to the Armco barrier has been covered across 60% of its width by a thick layer of soil, grass and weeds, as can be seen from the photograph showing where a patch has recently been cleared for works to be carried out. Pedestrians walking between Watery Lane and Tesco are forced to walk VERY close to the fast-moving traffic on the A40 and there is insufficient space for a pushchair or mobility scooter to safely negotiate this stretch of pavement. The only alternative would be to cross the busy road to access the acceptable pavement on the north side of the A40 and then back again, but there is no safe crossing point except right up by the Knaves Beech roundabout.
Updates
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The report has been passed to the Highway Officer, who will carry out an inspection of the issue within 10 working days, emergency defects will be corrected or made safe at the time of the inspection, if reasonably practicable to do so. In this context, making safe may constitute displaying warning notices, coning‐off or fencing‐off to protect the public from the defect or other suitable action. If the inspection team cannot make safe the defect at the time of inspection, then they will instigate the relevant emergency call procedures to ensure appropriate resources are mobilised to make the defect safe.
There may also be occasions when the issue reported will not be repaired as it has been classified as a minor defect and does not pose any risk to either the safety or the integrity of the highway, these are called minimum recording levels as specified in our Highways Safety Inspection Policy.
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Update
The Highway Officer has attended the site and carried an inspection based on your report.
We assess repairs in accordance with our Highways Safety Inspection Policy. This allows us to prioritise the most serious repairs to be completed urgently, with more minor defects such as this one being planned to be completed within 6-8 weeks.
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.