Fixed
Immovable blockage in pipes leaving drain
Sent to Northamptonshire Highways less than a minute later. ref: 3393519.
The photo is of the drain. Further up all of the drains take flood water and you can hear it gurgling through the pipes. At the water reaches this drain it all pours out again and floods the road, often severely. The pipe from this drain is blocked in such a way that it cannot be cleared by the drain cleaning crew, who have been called out repeatedly for years. They can tell you it cannot be cleared. Someone was sent out from the council and couldn't see the blockage, which is under the road where a pipe is damaged. He probably couldn't see it because he didn't bring X-ray goggles to see the damaged and completely blocked pipe under the road. It needs a remote camera through the pipes and then the road dug up.
Updates
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Thank you for reporting a fault. We will use the information you have provided to assess and prioritise this fault in accordance with our published response times for fault reports.
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This report has been assessed and a job for repair has been raised.
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Thank you for reporting a fault. We will use the information you have provided to assess and prioritise this fault in accordance with our published response times for fault reports.
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Thank you for your enquiry and for bringing this matter to our attention. We understand that you have concerns about the drainage on Burcote Road. We can confirm that we have a work order to investigate, clean and test the gully. This should be completed within six months’ time. Please be assured that you will receive an update once repairs are concluded. We usually find these defects are tended to within 13 weeks. A CCTV survey will be carried out determining if there is a blockage.
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