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Road appears to be colapsing
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 7721946.
Large pothole where road base appears to be giving way causing road to sink on abthorpe road by the woods
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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 52 days.
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The base has now been pushed aside leaving a large water filled hole
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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 52 days.
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Large pothole. Double puncture to my passenger side wheels on my Mini at 445pm on Monday, 9th December 2025. Heavy traffic in both directions due to traffic problems at Towcester. Pulled into entrance to Oak Grove Farm. The farmer tells me that he sees an average of 5-6 punctures from that single pothole every week. While AA man present, two other cars hit pothole and one of the cars sustained a puncture. It cost me £300 to get a mobile tyre company out to repair. The tyre company representative (based in MK) told me that he had repaired previous cars from punctures in the same pothole. Tonight (24 hour later)Chris, the AA man phoned me to tell me that he had just received a call (430pm) form another Mini who had punctured in the same pothole. This is costing motorists thousands of pounds. It is clear from this thread that you have been aware of it for a long time. The uploaded photograph show not only the pothole but the remnant of another car's bodywork after hitting it.
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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 52 days. as regards to the update from 09/12/25 this pothole will be repaired within 7 days
For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighways
For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighways -
Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Rejected
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