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Manhole cover gushing out water
Reported via mobile in the Blocked Drain / Gully category anonymously at 16:32, Fri 14 November 2025
Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later
Manhole cover has water gushing out of it running across the road and flooding further down the road. Previously reported and told the area was due to have its drains cleaned but no mention of Combe on the scheduled works...
Council ref: ENQ251064675
Asset ID: 291083347
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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 16:32, Fri 14 November 2025
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This manhole is still overflowing significant amounts of water that is then running across the road and then running down the side of the road. Potholes have now started to form from this...
Posted anonymously at 21:11, Saturday 17 January 2026
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Thank you for your report and for bringing this to our attention. This location has been logged on our routine cleansing programme, and all units in the area and surrounding locations will be cleared and jetted in due course. You can view the locations we are attending by month using the link below to our public website.
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ transport-and-travel/ roadworks/ how-we-maintain-our-roads#paragraph-1…
If you are concerned about flooding to property, please log this issue again on FixMyStreet with any new images you may have and a location description, this will then be assessed for action as needed.
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. Please note that our cyclical team is to be in Combe early February 2026. Kind regards
Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 09:07, Wednesday 21 January 2026
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