Fixed
If you are driving south towards A41, there is a deep pothole on the left of that road.
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8586085.
It is deep and would be dangerous for a cyclist/motorcyclist, and damage a car tyre. It is worsening by the day. The whole road needs fixing. It is not good enough to put up a failed road surface sign when it is the only route people from Quainton can use to get to the A41 due to HS2 road closures. The road is rapidly deteriorating because of extra traffic, which was obviously going to be the case. As well as the pothole, which needs fixing fast, please can you consider more repairs when the road is closed for several nights in January for the HS2 work on A41 junction. It is the obvious time to do it as not possibel in day because of other road closures.
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
We are very pleased to tell you that the issue reported has now been resolved.
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