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Deformed road surface caused accident
Sent to Norfolk County Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 5835704.
Lady Drove, Downham Market. Look for 'SLOW' painted on the road just BEFORE entering the 40MPH speed limit for Barroway Drove, (heading from the A1122 toward Barroway Drove).
On 12 02 24 partial subsidence of the road at this location was reported to NCC Highways, and allocated NCC ref: ENQ-686692-Z5Z6P2.
On 15 02 24 NCC Highways stated that it had no intention of doing anything about this defect:
(Quote) 'No action has been taken at this time but we will continue to monitor the problem -We have assessed that the defect does not currently meet our intervention criteria. We will continue to monitor as part of normal scheduled inspections' (Unquote)
It came as no surprise to anyone familiar with the condition of this awful road that on Monday, 08 04 24, a car driven by someone who was unfamiliar with the condition of this awful road, ended up in the ditch, (see photos) for the following reason:
Where the edge of the road is subsiding into the ditch it has caused a ridge to form in the road surface, which can snatch to the left, the steering of any vehicle caught by it, toward, or as in this case, into the ditch.
Those who know this road will take to the centreline or even to the opposite side to avoid this danger.
Fortuitously, this was not a fatal accident.
Please repair this dangerous defect before another, possibly more statistically-significant accident occurs here.
Updates
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NCC ref: ENQ-698029-B0G0C0
Your enquiry ENQ-698029-B0G0C0 received on 12/04/2024 09:07:00 regarding Highways Maintenance: Highway Damage (excluding potholes) has been updated.
New Status: We are investigating the problem - Defects are investigated by local teams as soon as possible and, if action is required, prioritised for repair taking into account the defect size, location and usage of the road or path in question.
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16 04 24: Your enquiry ENQ-698029-B0G0C0 received on 12/04/2024 09:07:00 regarding Highways Maintenance: Highway Damage (excluding potholes) has been updated.
New Status: No action has been taken at this time but we will continue to monitor the problem -We have assessed that the defect does not currently meet our intervention criteria. We will continue to monitor as part of normal scheduled inspections.
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09 05 24. Still the same.....
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