Fixed
Large deep potholes across the entire lane
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6647329.
The potholes are at the start of the road as it goes over the railway coming from Waitrose. It has been repaired several times over the years but the repair is never very good, literally just some tarmac chucked in the holes. It has been ‘repaired’ again recently but is still very bad. It really bangs your car both wheels front and back and you cannot avoid it. The road surface was completely renewed for a long stretch further up and we were surprised it didn’t include this area as the potholes are worse than any of the bits included in the resurfacing works. Please inspect and repair properly. Thank you
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 in these cases no action will be taken.
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.
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Update
The issue/defect has been made safe with a temporary repair. A permanent repair will be made when resource is available.
Please be assured, we will continue to monitor the area in line with our Highways Safety Inspection Policy.
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.