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Multiple trees over growing into the roadway obstructing all HGV and agricultural vehicles
Reported via mobile in the Tree overhanging/overgrown limb category by Kraig Graves at 10:52, Friday 17 July 2026 using FixMyStreet Pro
Sent to Gloucestershire County Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9802138.
For over six weeks trees and hedgerows on the highway verge between the junction with the A40 and the crossroads for Upper Dowdeswell have overgrown into the road such that any HGV and Agricultural vehicles have to straddle the centre line to progress. Now even small domestic vehicles are obstructed too. There is an increased risk of collision between all motor vehicles, pedestrians and equestrian users on this already hazardous stretch of road.
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Highways Customer Services Team Gloucestershire HighwaysPosted by Gloucestershire County Council at 10:52, Friday 17 July 2026
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This report has now been passed to the Highways team for assessment.
If repair work is required, it will either be classed as urgent or will be put into a planned programme of works to ensure it is repaired as efficiently as possible.
In some cases a temporary repair will be needed, to make the area safe, then engineers will return to make a permanent repair.
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Thank you,
Highways Customer Services Team,
Gloucestershire HighwaysState changed to: Investigating
Posted by Gloucestershire County Council at 12:55, Friday 17 July 2026
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An inspection of this issue has been carried out.
It does not currently meet our criteria for an urgent repair but we will monitor the issue in our routine inspections.
We would appreciate it if you could let us know if the situation deteriorates unexpectedly.
You can find out more about our planned maintenance works at gloucestershire.gov.uk/highways.
For detailed information about council inspections and repairs, that are carried out within national guidelines, please see the Highway Safety Inspection Policy by visiting www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/highways/plans-policies-procedures-and-manuals/highways-policy-and-guidance-documents.
Thank you,
Highways Customer Services Team,
Gloucestershire HighwaysState changed to: No further action
Posted by Gloucestershire County Council at 12:38, Tuesday 21 July 2026
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.