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Hazardous road surface
Sent to Bromley Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4547565.
I am writing to express my grave concern regarding the hazardous condition of the surface of Main Road, Biggin Hill. As you will be aware from the many reports registered on ‘FixMyStreet’ over a long period of time there are numerous deep potholes and sunken drains on the Southbound stretch of the road between Edward Road and Hawley’s Corner. In particular the area South of ‘The Aperfield Inn’ is treacherous. As a primary route this road is used extensively by heavy goods vehicles and buses and therefore needs to be of reasonable condition. It is also a route heavily favoured by cyclists who in order to avoid the numerous hazards are forced to take an unpredictable path thus posing a very real risk of collision. It is evident that a number of repairs have been undertaken in previous months none of which appear to have been of an acceptable standard. Much of the road is now breaking up causing damage to vehicles and cycles. It is only a matter of time before a serious injury is caused. Inevitably the Borough will find itself liable in such circumstances at considerable cost.
I would therefore wish to know what the action is being taken to resolve this hazardous situation and what the timescale is for such action.
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Thank you for your report, this is now being investigated. Information on our services and the timeframes we aim to respond in can be found: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/ fixservices
Posted by Bromley Council
at 16:54, Friday 12 May 2023
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We are continuing to investigate and working to resolve this report
Posted by Bromley Council
at 12:40, Friday 19 May 2023
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Appropriate action has been taken to resolve the issue.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 16:01, Tuesday 6 June 2023
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Sections of the road have been resurfaced but it is evident that the work has not been done to an appropriate standard. Also all of the drain and manhole cover have been left below the surface of the road. These result in a continuing hazard and will quickly lead to more damage.
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Further works are necessary to resolve the issue and have been scheduled for action.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 08:44, Tuesday 27 June 2023
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Despite extensive resurfacing many of the drain and manhole covers have been left below the level of the road surface. This continues to create significant hazards and potential vehicle damage as well as leading to further breaking up of the road surface.
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Bromley Council are aware of this issue as it has already been reported to us via FixMyStreet or by telephone. The issue will be investigated and resolved within our service standards: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/ fixservices Thank you once again for using 'FixMyStreet' to report this fault. If this problem persists, please provide further comments to the report.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 12:24, Tuesday 18 July 2023
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We are continuing to investigate and working to resolve this report
Posted by Bromley Council
at 14:31, Thursday 20 July 2023
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Appropriate action has been taken to resolve the issue.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 13:51, Friday 21 July 2023
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The extensive number of sunken drain covers on both sides of Main Road, Biggin Hill, particularly from the South Street are to Hawleys Corner have not been addressed and continue to pose a significant hazard. Damage is caused to vehicles and cyclists are forced out into the road to avoid them.
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The resurfacing work has boot been done to an acceptable standard. In this section of road there are still in excess of 20 sunken drain and manhole covers which remain a significant hazard
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The resurfacing work has boot been done to an acceptable standard. In this section of road there are still in excess of 20 sunken drain and manhole covers which remain a significant hazard
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We are continuing to investigate and working to resolve this report
Posted by Bromley Council
at 08:30, Monday 7 August 2023
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Appropriate action has been taken to resolve the issue.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 13:05, Wednesday 23 August 2023
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Action has NOT been taken and this issue remains unresolved
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We are continuing to investigate and working to resolve this report
Posted by Bromley Council
at 11:47, Sunday 3 September 2023
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Numerous dropped drain and manhole covers left after resurfacing work
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Appropriate action has been taken to resolve the issue.
Posted by Bromley Council
at 12:46, Wednesday 6 September 2023
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The sunken drains remain, nothing has been done to remedy the multiple problems
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