Damaged access cover; deep hole exposed. DANGEROUS SITUATION. 2.

(Second instance). DANGEROUS SITUATION, 600mm deep hole in verge beside the road.

Lady Drove, between Downham Market and Barroway Drove.

Between Tile Farm and the Anglian Water building in Lady Drove, - on the left, as you are heading from Downham Market (A1122 junction) toward Barroway Drove

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On Thurs, 29 08 24, the verges of this road were cut by (I assume) a contractor to NCC Highways.

In the process of this work a concrete service chamber (Manhole), in the verge and just next to the road itself, has been severely damaged. The cover has been broken and dislodged from its surround, exposing the chamber below, and a hole which is 600mm deep and contains wiring.

The damaged cover is partly obscured by the cuttings left in the process and is a significant hazard to all road users, particularly pedestrians/dog walkers, who have no pavement and must move on to the verge to avoid vehicles.

Please fence off this hole until such time as it can be properly repaired.

NB. This is NOT the same damaged service cover that you identified and coned on 30 08 24, this is another that has been damaged in the same way.

This report relates to a cover on the opposite side of the road, about 100 metres from the one you have coned/fenced.

This cover can be found by looking for the short wooden stake with a yellow top that has been placed in the verge to warn pedestrians, (see photos).