Pothole in new section of road
Reported via desktop in the Pothole category anonymously at 09:10, Tuesday 27 January 2026
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8775809.
Quite unbelievebly, a pothole has appeared in the section of road that was recently completely resurfaced. Clearly, the contractor was substandard. Given that I am sure you would have performed due diligence on the quality of the supplier you chose, I would hope that you have some sort of guarantee for this recent work, so perhaps you should call them back to fix it, properly. Of course, there is a very real chance that you have no guarantee at all, which would be disappointing. This needs to be fixed now, before it grows and grows, something the pot holes on the A41 seem to enjoy doing, it must be their hobby. Alternatively, it is due to the fact that the road is not longer fit for purpose considering it is now 2 or 3 times busier than it was 10 years ago, not to mention the fact it is not suitable for the significant amount of heavy vehicles using it due to HS2 construction. I would suggest Bucks and Oxon council need to get together, with HS2 and arrange to have the entire road, from Bicester to Aylesbury compltely dug up and re-surfaced, it is the ONLY road between the two towns, and it is quite frankly embarassing. I fully expect your generic response, mentioning something to do with ice (loads around at the moment) or some other excuse.
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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.
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 09:10, Tuesday 27 January 2026
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