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Dangerous pinch point on cycle path caused by overgrown vegetation

Reported via desktop in the Roads and Carriageways category anonymously at 10:58, Thu 4 July 2024

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council 1 minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6190237.

The approach to the rail/canal bridge on the south cycle path (westbound) has a dangerous narrowing caused by the crash barrier and overgrown trees and vegetation. When cycling you have to concentrate on the narrow path and terrible path condition before it widens. This is extremely dangerous when another cyclist is approaching from the opposite direction. Last night there was almost a head on crash with two cyclists because of this situation because there is little room for manoeuvre. Worst case is a cyclist could be knocked off and end up over the crash barrier into the main carriageway. Solution is simple by cutting back the vegetation and filling in the cycle tyre width cracks in the path.

Council ref: ENQ241010030

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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 10:59, Thu 4 July 2024

  • Thank for you for your report, Oxfordshire County Council are receiving large volumes of enquiries at present. To assist us further with your enquiry, please could you provide an image of the issue including the surrounding area of its location as a benchmark. This information will support us in delivering a quicker and more effective service. 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. Thank you in advance for supporting the local community.

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 15:32, Thu 4 July 2024

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    Photos added 10th July 2024. This cycle path was cleared of undergrowth at the start of 2024 and dramatically improved the safety. The undergrowth needs to be cleared regularly to keep this route safe to use.

    Posted anonymously at 07:25, Wed 10 July 2024

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    Photo taken 9th July 2024, as requested. All taken on the facing westbound adjacent to the westbound carriageway.

    Posted anonymously at 14:42, Wed 10 July 2024

  • It is now very slim along here and path has become very overgrown, this is dangerous for passing cyclist and pedestrians as they are not visible until the last moment. Please fix this

    Posted anonymously at 07:11, Sun 25 August 2024

  • Thank you for your report and apologies for the delay in a response. Could you please let us know if this is still an issue or if this has now been resolved? If this is still an issue, if possible and safe to do so, could you please provide any new images and detailed location information of the issue so we can get this raised for repair faster. Many thanks and kind regards

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 15:22, Wed 30 October 2024

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