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Broken and dangerous manhole cover

Reported via desktop in the Manhole category anonymously at 14:10, Tuesday 10 September 2024

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council 7 minutes later

Next to a street light is a drain with a manhole cover. The drain stands proud of the grass, & has broken cement around it. The cement has been fixed on several occasions, but never seems to remain intact. On 29th June the broken drain was reported to the County Council out of hours service. As a child ran across the drain towards the park, the manhole cover collapsed under him. He badly cut his knee open & it was only by pure luck he didn't fall down into the drain. The cover is no longer secured in place by the cement. Had this happened to a smaller & less agile child, the outcome could have been very different & resulted in serious injury. Someone from the Council arrived later that day & erected a red barrier around the drain, & there it has remained. There are no signs of any repairs being undertaken. Please let me know what can be done, before someone is indeed badly injured.

Council ref: ENQ241016387

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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 14:16, Tuesday 10 September 2024

  • Thank for you for your report, Oxfordshire County Council are receiving large volumes of enquiries at present. To assist us further with your enquiry, please could you provide an image of the issue including the surrounding area of its location as a benchmark. This information will support us in delivering a quicker and more effective service. PLEASE NOTE – Only take photographs where safe in doing so, please do not obstruct live traffic flows, step into a live carriageway, or put yourself at any risk in taking a photo. Thank you in advance for supporting the local community.

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 15:23, Wednesday 11 September 2024

  • Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. While Oxfordshire County Council is not responsible for this problem, you will need to report it to the land owner / housing association failing this you can do your own land registry. The report will now be closed on Fix My Street.

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 13:26, Thursday 19 September 2024

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.