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Gritting on the road
Reported anonymously at 14:17, Thu 17 January 2019
Sent to Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council 3 minutes later
Road needs to be gritted the ice had formed on the road and its is very dangerous. Customer is also asking for the grit bin to be installed on the corner of the road.
Council ref: ENQ19823871
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Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.
State changed to: Investigating
Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 14:20, Thu 17 January 2019
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Oxfordshire County Council treats 43% of the roads we are responsible for, which compares favourably with many other local authorities. As a matter of routine we review things yearly however there are currently no plans to alter the high percentage of roads that we treat as a matter of course.
It is simply not economically or practically viable for us to treat the whole road network that we are responsible for - this is the case for all local authorities, and with the recently announced savings that local authorities are now expected to make, unfortunately, there is a likelihood that the treated network will be reduced rather than increased. Certain county roads have been identified as important routes because they: carry large volumes of traffic, provide access to key strategic facilities, are known problem sites, provide access to hospitals and fire stations and are main bus routes .However there are other locally-based options available, such as salt bins, which can be used accordingly. Obviously,the council is happy to hear suggestions on any subject about how a service could be improved within resource limitations, and this applies to ideas residents may have about treating roads in icy conditions.No name or address provided. Please advise customer to contact Banbury Town council who deal with new grit bin requests.
State changed to: Investigation complete
Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 11:58, Fri 18 January 2019
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