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Constant flooding on bend - HS2
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council 1 day, 17 hours, 37 minutes later. ref: 6606898.
Due to the HS2 works on the Radstone Road, the bend on the left as you head towards Helmdon is constantly flooded when raining. The flooding covers a wide area on the road, causing cars to either drive on the incorrect side of the road to avoid it, or drive through it at slow speed. Once dark in the winter months, this will be harder to detect and is an accident waiting to happen!!
There is a single drain on the left hand side that is clearly blocked and can’t cope with the water coming off the HS2 work site. It’s obvious and dangerous. Why the HS2 management of the site don't do anything about it, I’ll never know. Probably don’t care, just like everything else.
This needs to be addressed ASAP as we head towards dark rainy months!
I can’t get a recent picture as it’s too dangerous and wet. The one uploaded shows the drain location and where the water spreads too.
Updates
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Category changed from ‘Other’ to ‘Flooding’
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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), Defect Repair: Not Started - 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 4 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 repair is 38 days.
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Has this been done yet? Yesterday was awful. Big flooding that turned to ice.
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm that we have been made aware of this issue. A works order has been raised which you can follow on 6606898and add updates. The expected completion date for these works will be on or before 15/4/25
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This corner was pure ice in the snowy conditions. Also the water being dragged out of the puddle is causing black ice. Why is HS2 allowed to allow so much water to flood off their site! This is going to cause a major accident durnjng winter
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Again, with the storms we are having at the moment, this morning was awful. Flooding almost the whole road on an un-lit bend. I understand there may be other priorities but this is beyond a joke and is going to cause a serious accident!
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - 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 1 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 24 hours.
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Was it repaired?
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. Works are currently ongoing at this location and will be completed by the 14/04/2025.
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