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Very deep pothole right where traffic is forced to be.
Sent to Oxfordshire County Council 6 minutes later. FixMyStreet ref: 7064630.
This pothole is dangerous, traffic is forced into it by roadworks on the opposite side, it is approaching an already difficult turning and at night especially it's impossible to see the pothole until you are upon it.
This is a junction where I had a very serious accident that was lucky to walk away from but not uninjured because of a slight distraction in the road similar to this pothole and a speeding oncoming vehicle. The chain link fencing around the corner property used to be a brick wall years ago and it was because of my accident that the brick wall had to be removed. I suffer still 18-19 years later! I don't want this to happen to anyone else! It's hard to focus on a junction and turning across traffic in the second after slamming through a pothole.
It is going to cause an accident, it's a matter of time. I know at least a couple of people now have damaged cars as a result of this unavoidable pothole and that number is just going to keep going up and the community is discussing it, more and more people will be making (perfectly reasonable) claims to have damage fixed. Fixing this pothole benefits everyone involved.
It's not like everyone is kicking up a fuss about the poor state of the roads all the way round the village, the constantly blocked drains and flooding... For that matter, the completely inadequate drains that we have that cause the flooding because they don't do their job. Or the absolute butchering and hack job done on the poor hedgerows and trees around the village with a tractor and hedge trimmer. Making the village look scarred and wounded... With main trunks being ripped apart and they were set back from the road and never needed to be touched
Council ref: ENQ251033872
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Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.
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This pothole was still there on Friday 31st Jan when I hit it in my car, ot os so large and is unavoidable as is round a curve in the road and when there is oncoming traffic there is no where to go as the road is so narrow.
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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.
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I have been asked to provide a photograph of the pothole. It is around a dangerous bend, narrow road, no verge on the side of where the pothole is, so I will NOT risk my life to get a photo when the council has qualified technicians and equipment to render themselves safe.
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Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. We are already aware of the issue and are actively investigating based on the initial report. For comprehensive information on our approach to highway repairs and risk assessment, please visit the Oxfordshire County Council’s website at https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ residents/ roads-and-transport/ street-maintenance-z/ road-repairs .
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