On the Stewkley Road as you enter/exit Soulbury village.
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8949492.
There is water consistently running down the edges of this piece of road, suggesting insuffient drainage/ ditches in place. Due to icy weather this has turned to black ice resulting in multiple vehicles being involved in collisions in the last week. The area was not gritted nor are their salt bins available. It is a problem which has been reported many times by local residents with no action taken. There is no signage to suggest the area may be slippery or that there is water in the road.
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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An order has been raised to repair the issue reported, this will be a permanent repair to be carried out as soon as possible. However, there are occasions when a temporary repair is carried out for safety reasons until such time as we can mobilise resources to make the repair permanent.
To ensure the highway network remains as safe as possible we will continue to carry out our regular Highways Safety Inspections which will include this issue until such times as the permanent repair is made
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