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Flooding across road
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8865814.
Reported this once before [ref 8711168 on 17.01.26], only for the highways officer to declare that it isn't any danger. Well, water is now approx. six to seven inches deep, pooled right across the entire road and cars are having to stop then use the other side of the road. Bends in the road mean that cars approach the obstruction at 40 mph plus then have to slam on their brakes. I just witnessed an incident where was almost a collision. Sooner or later there is going to be an accident. Please, can the gullies and drains be cleared?
Updates
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If the flooding is caused by a water leak we will report it to the relevant water company, who are responsible for water leaks.
There are occasions when flash flooding overloads the drain/gully, even when a drain/gully is clean and well maintained it can only cope with a certain volume of water at one time, a sudden and heavy downpour can still cause flooding especially if the road is in a low lying area, this generally clears away over a matter of hours.
The Highway Officer is only able to inspect the drain when the water has cleared away, this will be done within 10 days and if required, an order will be raised to clear the drain.
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