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Galsworthy Drive dangerous bend

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Reported via iOS in the Roads/highways category anonymously at 20:05, Sun 4 August 2024

Sent to Reading Borough Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6315132.

This has been reported numerous times over the years but there are two current issues that make this potential accident hotspot even more dangerous. The poor sight line on the inside of the sharp bend is now even trickier because of the very unkempt leylandi hedge bordering 25 Galsworthy Drive. The second issue concerns the incomplete double yellow lines on the outside of the bend. A short section from Jordan Close was painted but this could not apparently be completed because the work coincided with City Fibre excavations. This means that no lines were painted outside 38-40 Galsworthy even though this was part of the RBC approval. This was ages ago and no-one appears to have realised that the job has remained incomplete ever since.

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The householder has now trimmed the hedge but it still too close to the kerb and the sight line is not much better. RBC have promised their contractor will paint the missing lines.

Posted anonymously at 06:34, Sun 25 August 2024
Still open, via questionnaire, 20:37, Sun 1 September 2024
2 months on and still no lines painted

Posted anonymously at 07:23, Mon 30 September 2024
Still open, via questionnaire
Still open, via questionnaire, 07:31, Mon 28 October 2024
Still open, via questionnaire, 08:24, Mon 25 November 2024
Still open, via questionnaire, 10:48, Mon 23 December 2024
Still open, via questionnaire, 11:33, Mon 20 January 2025
Have now written to the local councillor who steered this through the sub committee, but have heard nothing from him or RBC.

Posted anonymously at 12:28, Mon 17 February 2025
Still open, via questionnaire
Still open, via questionnaire, 12:38, Mon 17 March 2025
Still open, via questionnaire, 16:36, Mon 14 April 2025
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Still open, via questionnaire, 07:21, Tue 8 July 2025
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Still open, via questionnaire, 21:31, Tue 2 September 2025
Still open, via questionnaire, 07:17, Wed 1 October 2025
Still open, via questionnaire, 15:12, Wed 29 October 2025
Still open, via questionnaire, 06:31, Thu 27 November 2025
Still open, via questionnaire, 07:16, Thu 25 December 2025
Still open, via questionnaire, 12:23, Thursday 22 January 2026
Still open, via questionnaire, 21:30, Thursday 19 February 2026

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