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Large manhole has sunk well below the road surface

Reported via desktop in the Manhole category anonymously at 11:26, Sunday 19 January 2025

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 7000832.

Large manhole has sunk well below the road surface leaving a very sharp drop which must be causing damage to car wheels.

Council ref: ENQ251031621

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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 11:26, Sunday 19 January 2025

  • 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 16:16, Wednesday 22 January 2025

  • This manhole has been ignored for far too long. It is at the brow of the hill on double white lines and drivers from Wallingford veer into the centre of the road to avoid the drop. Part of the iron cover is now protruding above the adjoining section. Rather than photographing it (which is far too dangerous) how about taking a look for yourselves? Whoever is responsible should get it fixed before crash occurs.

    Posted anonymously at 16:45, Wednesday 5 February 2025

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    Not sure if this the same manhole, but if it is the one that I think it could be, then this also is very dangerous. Like all drivers we are constantly having to suddenly steer left or right to avoid the many major road failures. I attach a rather poor image of the manhole. If you hit this at any speed it will break a wheel. Why can't the council do a road check? It would not take long to drive along this road and detect the many dangerous areas of road. It will surely result in a serious accident. It seems that the council now rely solely on Fix My Streets for their road inspection reports.

    Posted anonymously at 21:55, Wednesday 5 February 2025

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    Driving between Nuffield and Wallingford on Sunday 9th march 2025 I hit this sunken iron inspection cover which seems to have dropped below the tarmac by 10cm. My tyre has suffered damage to the side wall and requires replacement. Aside from this it’s extremely dangerous to hit a sunken cover at what is a national speed limit section of road.

    Posted anonymously at 18:42, Monday 10 March 2025

  • For heavens sake! This has been very bad for months and only now does the council say it's 'investigating'!! Why is it that we have to wait so long for action? And why is it that the council do not have a roads inspection team that is proactive in mapping the sorry state of the roads in Oxfordshire!

    Posted anonymously at 07:26, Tuesday 11 March 2025

  • Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. While Oxfordshire County Council is not responsible for this problem, you will need to report it to [vodafone]. We will also send a section 81 to them. The report will now be closed on Fix My Street.

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 13:09, Wednesday

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.