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32 Wood Lane Close
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council 1 minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 7903560.
I am writing to bring to your attention the rapidly deteriorating condition of the road leading to our house. The semi-circular road in front of our property is increasingly being used as a mini roundabout for vehicles turning from Wood Lane onto the main road. As a result, this area is subjected to heavy traffic, and the road surface is wearing out much faster than expected.
Over the past year, the condition of the road has worsened, and the loose road chips are causing damage to our vehicles, which are parked on our driveway. We have documented evidence of this issue, which we can provide upon request.
Additionally, the loose chippings present a safety hazard, not only to our vehicles but also to pedestrians and other road users. While I understand that the road leading into Wood Lane Close has been recently resurfaced, the section in front of our house has not received the same attention, despite the fact that it is regularly used for U-turns.
I would strongly recommend a site visit to assess the situation firsthand. Given the ongoing damage to our cars and the safety concerns posed by the road's current condition, we would appreciate it if this matter could be addressed as a priority.
Thank you for your attention to this issue. I look forward to your prompt response.
Many Thanks
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
Buckinghamshire Highways operates two methods for safety defect identification; proactively by Highway Inspectors who identify safety defects in line with Highways Safety Inspection Policy and reactively by Highway Officers following reports from the public.We are responsible for the maintenance of 2,200 miles of road and 1,500 miles of footpaths in Buckinghamshire, this means we have to prioritise works based on a set criteria which includes issues which may present an immediate danger, or significant inconvenience to users of the roads/footpaths, or to the structural condition of the highway and assets contained with the highway boundary.
Whilst priority defects will receive a repair within appropriate timescales as dictated by the above policy, more minor defects such as the defect you have reported may not be immediately scheduled for repair.
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