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Bridge and barriers been struck in 2 seperate incidence
Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later
In the last week the bridge brick pillar has been struck again by a HGV turning onto the Great Brook Road as the turning circle is too tight for such large vehicles. It’s made the pillar perilously unstable and broken the protective barriers which are now unfastened and have blown into the road repeatedly when it’s been windy this past week and risk damaging vehicles. I have repeatedly moved them out of the way so they don’t blow onto a passing vehicle but someone keeps putting them back unattached and unstable.
Also today a HGV has struck the temporary barrier metal railings on bridge itself buckling them which is a hazard as they now protrude into the road itself and risk hitting cars and are certainly a greater risk of getting struck again by larger vans / HGV coming over the bridge.
All this re-enforces the need for OCC to revise their short sighted decision not to extend the 7.5 T restriction along this road / narrow bridge. The regular use of this road by HGV over this unsuitable narrow bridge (who are not deterred by the signage advising ‘not suitable for HGVs’) is causing repeated damage to the bridge. To ensure it doesn’t further deteriorated but crucially when repaired isn’t just damaged again this restriction is urgently needed.
Council ref: ENQ261095834
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Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.
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Barrier that was hit last week has been hit again and is dangerously protruding into what is a narrow bridge crossing. Large vans and HGV will be unable to pass without hitting it again and I’m struggling in my MPV. Unbelievably the contractors came out Thursday/Friday last week to reattach the plastic fencing around the collapsing pillar with cable ties and just left this buckled metal railing dangerously protruding into the narrow bridge crossing . Needs urgent removal.
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