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Road floods due to two blocked drains (connected)

Reported via desktop in the Blocked Drain / Gully category by Mike Page at 17:42, Fri 26 May 2023

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later

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This hasn't been reported, from what I can tell, however for at least a couple years the drains on Drayton Road [B4017] either side of Potenger Way (alongside Hartwell Ford) have been blocked and when the rains come, this particular section of road suffers terribly.

Please can the drains be blasted/cleared?

Thanks!

Council ref: ENQ23963313

Asset ID: 290103685

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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 17:43, Fri 26 May 2023

  • This drain is clearly still blocked. It was reported a month or so ago and closed out based on it apparently being fixed, but it's obviously not fixed.

    It causes a very dangerous massive puddle.

    Posted anonymously at 19:07, Sun 11 June 2023

  • This has not been dealt with roadside gullies in highway are not draining away. It’s not just the gullies but pipe to outfall to river ock that need actioning

    Posted anonymously at 21:23, Fri 13 October 2023

  • Still a problem. Not sure why this council is so inept at responding. What is the point in having a drain if it doesnt work? You're taking the taxpayers for granted.

    Posted anonymously at 09:05, Tue 17 October 2023

  • Still blocked and fills every time there is even moderate rain. Please address this before more rain comes. Not sure why it takes so long...

    Posted anonymously at 13:55, Fri 3 November 2023

  • This is still a severe problem and is going to cause an accident soon if it is not addressed. Especially now it is dark early, cyclists and road users moving to avoid the flooding are going to cause a serious accident if this is not resolved quickly.

    Posted anonymously at 09:54, Mon 6 November 2023

  • Flooded again today due to merely moderate rain. It is also causing horrendous traffic problems on a road which already suffers from traffic congestion.

    Posted anonymously at 14:24, Fri 10 November 2023

  • This morning as flossing was really bad, traffic was crossing in to incoming carriageway in BOTH directions to avoid the flooding.

    When an accident happens it will be because people are trying to avoid the flood...it is only a matter of time.

    Posted anonymously at 18:05, Fri 10 November 2023

  • As the other poster has said, this is a serious problem and needs addressing urgently.

    Posted by Neil Fawcett at 13:43, Sat 11 November 2023

  • Neil Fawcett, can you please take more responsibility for this mess? It has been happening like this for months. You owe the people of south Abingdon an apology

    Posted by Harry Simon at 09:24, Sun 12 November 2023

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    Sunday 12th November, still flooded. Here are the photos I’ve been meaning to upload since I opened this report in May; of course I did so without any rain as I remembered how dangerous this was last year!

    As far as I remember, this is (at least) a THREE year old issue!

    Posted by Mike Page at 11:32, Sun 12 November 2023

  • Thank you for your enquiry. We have investigated your report and it has been actioned to be fixed.

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 13:20, Wed 22 November 2023

  • State changed to: Fixed

    Updated by Oxfordshire County Council at 14:08, Mon 11 December 2023

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