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Very degraded road outside church

Reported via iOS in the Potholes / Highway Condition category by Jacqueline Gillespie at 10:39, Thu 27 March 2025

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 7345950.

Hi. The road is very degraded between the two bridges at the church yard. As this church is used for funerals, this makes the drive to the church very traumatic, particularly with a hearse and for grieving families as the road is so uneven vehicles (and their contents!) are unable to avoid the ruts/holes. The whole surface requires resurfacing to provide a smooth ‘final’ journey for the unfortunate souls. Please can this be looked into as a priority for the dignity of grieving families. Thanks

Updates

  • 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.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:39, Thu 27 March 2025

  • 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 55.5 days.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:05, Wed 2 April 2025

  • It strange how I only reported this area a short while ago, only to be told that it was within acceptable condition. So no work was to be carried out.

    I am thankful that it is now getting some of the attention, which was so desperately needed. However I have noticed that some of the problem areas have not been marked out with yellow paint for repair. 1 being a deep rut on the nearside going from the A5 direction into the village, and another being a raised area with potholes either side of it, plus a couple more which are very close to reaching your freshhold. I sincerely hope that these areas will also be part of the repairs.

    Posted by Suzanne at 13:07, Tue 15 April 2025

  • 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 55.5 days.
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    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:15, Tue 15 April 2025

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 11:49, Thu 24 April 2025

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

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:43, Tue 26 August 2025

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

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 09:51, Mon 15 September 2025

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

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 14:17, Mon 15 September 2025

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