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Drain Cover Broken By Road Sweeper Vehicle
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 7960037.
Resident has reported that a Road Sweeper vehicle while cleaning went over the drain cover located in the gully between houses Gayton view and The Old Barn. Drain cover was broken by vehicle and has left open drain, request for new cover as possible could cause injury. Thank you
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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.
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - 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 3 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 28 days. Our current average response time for a Priority 3 repair is 14 days.
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Re. the reported broken gully grating. The problem was inspected the same day (31st July ) as reported, & a " cone" was positioned over the open drain. At this point the inspector could simply have noted that a 300mm diameter replacement was required. On 13th August about 6 operatives arrived in 2 vehicles with a 300mm SQUARE grating which they attempted to fit by chipping out parts of the actual gully. Obviously this did not work, & they then sat around for over i hour before erecting a barrier round the cone & leaving. They told my neighbour that a 300mm diameter was no longer available. This is NOT correct as most drainage merchants offer this. ( C £35 ish ). So a simple 1 hour job has now cost the council in excess of c £300 & still not remedied. Poor performance all round. When can i expect this to be resolved, & get an answer re. the completion Please? Paul Berry. The Old Barn, Annas Lane.Dalscote.
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Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found) - Thank you for your enquiry. We are awaiting a new cover to be delivered. Once this has been received we will programme the works to be complete as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - Thank you for your enquiry. We are awaiting a new cover to be delivered. Once this has been received we will programme the works to be complete as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
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Can you please provide the replacement gully grating urgently. This was reported 2 months ago & nothing has been done yet. It is a simple " drop into place" grating. No tools, plant, equipment or fixings are needed. These gratings are readily available at a decent builders merchant. Please provide an update. Thank you. Paul Berry.
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Thank you for providing an update. 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.
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location, this area is unadopted by highways and is a private road therfore the gully would need to be replaced by the landowner.
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