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Large Badger Sett Holes encrouching tarmac on Road
Reported via desktop in the Potholes / Highway Condition category anonymously at 11:24, Mon 11 July 2022
Sent to Northamptonshire Highways less than a minute later. ref: 3666523.
I attach current photos of six badger holes and two photos of the carriageway from the East and West, where the Badger setts and tunnels are running underneath the carriageway on the Ashley Road, Middleton LE16. These Badger Setts have been previously reported and highways have tried to fill them, however they are now back again and could cause a very serious accident as they are now encrouching the tarmac on the road and the Badgers are burrowing under the actual road weakening the structure of the road!! Please note. (Tarmac patch in road) This has been reinforced on two occasions over the last six years. Approximately two years ago the NCC surveyed the Badger Set movements over several months and filled in holes with Quarry waste (Stone Chippings, re photo’s). The Badgers have tunnelled through or next to several of these infill's, Highways committed to regularly check this location and keep cones in place. The cones have now disappeared and no checks have taken place recently. These holes are now getting bigger and could cause a very nasty accident should a car go down one.
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State changed to: Investigating
Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 11:24, Mon 11 July 2022
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Thank you for your enquiry. We have raised a works order to repair the defects that you have reported. These works will be undertaken within the next 6 months. On most occasions we are repairing defects of this nature sooner than this target date, however please do not hesitate to contact us should the defects worsen so that our team can carry out a further assessment, attaching a photograph if possible and safe to do so.
State changed to: In progress
Posted by Northamptonshire Highways at 13:09, Tue 12 July 2022
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