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These potholes have been reported on numerous occasions
Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later
Please make the necessary repairs to this now busy road (more traffic than ever- still no weight limit- including numerous lorries and hgv’s) passing over daily and with cars parked on opposite side this side if the road is dangerous and beyond normal repair and requires major works to make fit for traffic.
Council ref: ENQ251064048
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Potholes are now far deeper and pose a real danger to road users.
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Potholes are still unrepaired.
The potholes in this vicinity have water in them throughout the year, even when it is very dry and hasn't rained for months. Previous repairs have quickly broken back out. Clearly water from beneath the road is an ongoing issue in this area - needs a perforated pipe buried in a trench beneath the road and the water drained to the gulley at the end of Simons Lane - which runs underground to emerge in a ditch alongside Simons Lane before going underground again to come out into Trots Brook.
I have a few thoughts of reasons for water being a problem here. 1. a number of years ago re-roofing was carried out at the former waterworks/conduit (late 19th century) on Simons Lane, at which point the water was turned off - previously you could constantly hear running water and the tanks were full, now its silent and they are empty - maybe the water has backed up with nowhere to go and is emerging from the road and the lower part of the adjacent field. 2. there might be a large culvert to move water under the road here - similar to what was found at the junction of Fiddlers Hill and Trots Lane that has been damaged by modern utility company trenches. 3. spring beneath or close to the road.
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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
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