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Dangerously overgrown cyclepath/footpath

Reported via desktop anonymously at 10:32, Mon 21 August 2023

Sent to Arun District Council and West Sussex County Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4911605.

The entire cycle path / footpath along the A280 Angmering bypass is overgrown, dangerously so. When you first get on to the path, Angmering end, it goes straight into a tunnel of trees which are so low they will knock an unwary cyclist off should they be cycling in poor light, plus the width is disappearing too. Further along, most of the path i should say, it is overgrown to the state of being 8 inches wide in places. Yesterday on this path i had to swerve to miss overgrown vegetation and my wheel left the 8 inches of path and went down a hole next to the path ejecting me from my bicycle, luckily neither myself or my new bicycle suffered any noticeable damage, had i been faster or older this may not have been the case. Where the path turns under the A27 the trees again become a hazard and the available space is a third of what it should be and decreasing weekly. The vegetation is at least 6 months old in places. Please fix this DANGEROUS path ASAP!

Updates

  • As of 6th September the cycle route is still in a dangerous condition.

    Posted anonymously at 12:36, Wed 6 September 2023

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 16:29, Mon 18 September 2023

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    The highways tell me this does not need fixing. Cycle paths should be 1.5m wide!

    Posted anonymously at 10:32, Mon 2 October 2023

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    They say they are going to clear it but it's not happened yet.

    Posted anonymously at 10:08, Tue 17 October 2023
    Still open, via questionnaire

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 15:59, Tue 14 November 2023

  • Sort of fixed, under growth has been cut back but not overhanging trees. There is now a flood in the trees area.

    Posted anonymously at 09:54, Mon 1 April 2024

  • Done for the time being.

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted anonymously at 10:27, Mon 23 September 2024

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