Fixed
Potholes 33-27 Moorfield Road
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9887652.
There are currently seven or eight large potholes in this area that have been left unrepaired despite my reporting them repeatedly over the past year. During this time, the potholes have continued to deepen and are becoming increasingly dangerous for both pedestrians and vehicles.
Yesterday, my daughter tripped in one of the potholes while we were out walking. In addition, the damaged road surface is causing wear and tear to residents' cars, while the pavement itself is crumbling to the point where pedestrians are often forced to walk on the road, creating an obvious safety risk.
I would appreciate an explanation as to why these issues have still not been resolved despite numerous reports over such a long period. The condition of the road is deteriorating rapidly, and residents urgently need clarity on when repairs will be carried out.
Please can you provide an update on the planned course of action and a timeline for the necessary repairs.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to your response.
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
This defect will be repaired. The repair carried out is in accordance with the suitability and condition of the road.
Please be assured, we will continue to monitor the area in line with our Highways Safety Inspection Policy.
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