Large square metal cover when traveling from Winslow to Whitchurch, this cover is getting worse each day, this has degraded in the last 7 days.. The outer edge appears to have collapsed and is difficult to avoid as you approach the bend, without going over the white line. unable to get photo due to location. This road has a current road closure at night from 20:00hrs to 06:00hrs so should be easy to inspect then.

Updates

• 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 18:54, Tuesday 8 July 2025

• Update

  The Highways Officer has attended the site and completed an inspection based on your report.

  As a result of this inspection, we plan to resolve the issue reported within 6-8 weeks.

  Thank you for taking the time to let us know, your reports alongside our Highways Safety Inspections are crucial to ensuring our network is safe for all residents and visitors.

  Regards
  Buckinghamshire Highways

  State changed to: Action scheduled

  Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 11:59, Friday 11 July 2025