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Dangerous drain cover

Reported via mobile in the Loose / Raised/Sunken category anonymously at 12:13, Wed 23 October 2024

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6649264.

On kingsthorpe road, the first drain above the Balmoral road junction is broken/ in a poor state. Might cause an accident.

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  • Thank you for reporting a fault. Officers will now investigate the concerns and this may take up to 5 working days. If you believe that your concerns are urgent then please phone us.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 12:13, Wed 23 October 2024

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location and we can confirm that in accordance with the WNC Highways Inspection Manual, the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 4 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 repair is 38 days.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 16:19, Mon 28 October 2024

  • This is now much worse. Entire side of the drain is exposed. Please reassess

    Posted anonymously at 09:55, Sunday 23 February 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm that we have been made aware of this issue and a works order has been raised on a routine safety inspection. The expected completion date for these works will be 24/04/2025.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:35, Tuesday 25 February 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Rejected

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:58, Wednesday 26 February 2025

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    Rejected? Are you serious?

    Posted anonymously at 20:26, Tuesday

  • This will kill a cyclist.

    Posted anonymously at 10:49, Wednesday

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Rejected - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm that we have been made aware of this issue and a works order has been raised on a routine safety inspection. The expected completion date for these works will be 24/04/2025.
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    For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
    You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighways

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 07:45, Thursday

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