Cycle path dangerously overgrown
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9676370.
The stretch of cycle / footpath from the Westhorpe Interchange to Emmets Farm Shop is overgrown and needs severely cutting back. There are sections where it is extremely dangerous to cycle along. The path has become so restricted in places it feels like cycling along a balance beam with traffic passing at 60mph. Catching a pedal in these weeds is likely to throw a rider into the carriageway. Someone already reported brambles a month ago, but still nothing has been done.
Updates
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A Highway Officer will carry out an inspection within the next 10 working days, some weeds due to their location may require a specialist equipment for safety reasons, if your Highway Officer is unable to clear the weeds on site, they will arrange for the specialist team carry out the work, which in some cases can take up to 28 days.
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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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