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Bridleway so overgrown it’s impassable

Reported via desktop in the Passage-Obstructed/Overgrown category anonymously at 15:06, Sat 28 May 2022

Sent to Northamptonshire Highways less than a minute later. ref: 3557982.

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Access along this Bridleway has been reported many times previously and each time it has been stated that the work to clear will occur during Springtime….well Spring is here and nothing has been done…nettles are upto 5’ high and dense….the photo shows the west section of this path, it’s gets progressively worse as you walk east. At the top section where there is the abandoned badger Warren, these open holes are covered by the bracken & nettles, so you can’t see them, and you can easily fall in, as I did…it could have easily caused injuries. It is totally unsafe and required immediate action. Walkers, it would appear are using the fields on Borough Hill itself and as this Bridleway is so bad, although this isn’t not the correct RoW….perhaps this is the best solution if Landowners permission is given

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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.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 15:07, Sat 28 May 2022

  • State changed to: In progress

    Updated by Northamptonshire Highways at 12:15, Wed 1 June 2022

  • This report has been assessed and a job for repair has been raised.

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 12:16, Wed 1 June 2022

  • Thanks for reporting this a site visit has been made and we are currently arranging for the path to be cleared within the next 2 months. Defect reference 277634

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 12:23, Wed 1 June 2022

  • As the Repair Works won’t start for another 2 months, and as reported, you have carried out a detailed investigation, will you take this opportunity to carry out extensive repairs / soil infill to the Bridleway top section abandoned badger warren as well as repairing the west section which is heavily boggy from streams running off Borough Hill, using bark clippings as previous repairs have down?

    Posted anonymously at 18:39, Thu 9 June 2022

  • This report is under further investigation.

    State changed to: Under further investigation

    Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 18:39, Thu 9 June 2022

  • Thanks for reporting this a site visit has been made and we are currently arranging for the path to be cleared within the next 2 months. Defect reference 277634. Thanks again, as previously commented we hope work will be completed within the next 2 months (not after).

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 08:53, Tue 28 June 2022

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Ongoing

    Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 13:09, Fri 2 December 2022

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