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Dropped manhole, large pothole, north carriageway A417, between Wantage and Stanford in the Vale, near Garlands Farm turning, OX12 9PB

Reported via mobile in the Pothole category anonymously at 13:28, Wed 12 June 2024

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council 2 hours, 11 minutes later

Very deep pothole and dropped manhole cover, vehicles trying to avoid it travelling towards Stanford in the Vale are in danger of collision with vehicles travelling in opposite direction towards Wantage

Council ref: ENQ241007598

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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 15:39, Wed 12 June 2024

  • Its now 1st of July why has this Ongoing problem not be resolved, as it was reported on 12th June. Considerable damage can be done to your cars/Vans Suspension etc etc

    Posted anonymously at 17:31, Mon 1 July 2024

  • Cannot believe that this has not been fixed yet. Its dropped that much that it is now very dangerous. Was reported weeks ago, and has been bad for months. I'm surprised there has not been a serious accident yet caused by this. Seems that the A417 is ignored year after year.

    Posted anonymously at 08:59, Mon 22 July 2024

  • This has not been fixed yet. The manhole is sinking in deeper, aggravating the dangerous road situation. Damage can be expected to cars when passing

    Posted anonymously at 09:11, Sun 28 July 2024

  • There are 3 separate reports of this sunken manhole going back over 1 month. What is the point of this site if the council are not held accountable for their lack of action? This is a very dangerous hole which is becoming worse and someone could b seriously hurt if the sunken manhole cover gets worse.

    Posted anonymously at 18:38, Mon 29 July 2024

  • It’s now August and it’s getting progressively worse. Drivers are avoiding by swerving towards oncoming traffic. It needs rectifying

    Posted anonymously at 19:50, Wed 7 August 2024

  • I’ve been aware of this dropped manhole for some while but in the past few days it has got considerably worse. It is now at the point where it will cause damage to cars going over it as well as posing a collision risk from vehicles trying to avoid it. A vehicle will be damaged by this sunken manhole cover in the near future.

    Posted by Benjamin Rule at 21:30, Thu 8 August 2024

  • Very dangerous. pot hole is massive

    Posted anonymously at 17:28, Fri 9 August 2024

  • Thank you for your report. After inspecting the area, we’ve determined that the damaged apparatus is owned by a utility company. Additionally, we’ve initiated a Section 81 notice to inform the responsible utility company, urging them to address the issue promptly.

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 16:47, Thu 15 August 2024

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