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Sinkhole under the road edge

Reported via desktop in the Roads and Carriageways category anonymously at 17:58, Tue 15 April 2025

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later

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Thames Water just repaired a water mains leak here. They've filled in the dirt dug out next to the road, but haven't repaired (nor dug out) the road itself. However, this sink hole has now appeared the day after. You can't directly report this to Thames Water, so I guess they've passed the cost of repair to OCC. Lucky us.

Council ref: ENQ251045218

Updates

  • 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 17:58, Tue 15 April 2025

  • Thank you for your report. Based on our assessment, the highlighted area does not currently meet the criteria for immediate intervention under our Highway Safety Inspection Policy. However, rest assured that we will continue to monitor this location during our routine statutory inspections. If you observe any deterioration or worsening of the issue, please feel free to open a new report. For further information on highway repairs and our risk assessment process, you can visit the Oxfordshire County Council’s website: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ residents/ roads-and-transport/ street-maintenance-z/ road-repairs

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 12:45, Mon 4 August 2025

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