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Update on subsiding path alongside A5199

Reported via desktop in the Slabs - Uneven / Damaged / Cracked category anonymously at 10:29, Saturday 5 July 2025

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 7812440.

The new path alongside Welford Rd has been fenced off since it was built last year. When will the contractors return to fix it?

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 10:29, Saturday 5 July 2025

  • Investigation: Ongoing - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location, and we are undertaking a landownership investigation and will update you shortly.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:54, Wednesday 9 July 2025

  • Still open, via questionnaire, 10:31, Saturday 2 August 2025

  • This has got nothing to do with land ownership. The path was constructed a year ago by Balfour Beatty as part of the NNWRR. Within weeks, the path started to subside, since when it’s been partly fenced off. Balfour Beatty should come back and fix this defect before they bugger off completely.

    Posted anonymously at 20:38, Tuesday 12 August 2025

  • Thank you for providing an update. 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.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 20:39, Tuesday 12 August 2025

  • Ignore last night’s rant, the path has been fixed.

    Posted anonymously at 08:19, Wednesday 13 August 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Highways to Monitor, Routine Inspection Programme) - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location, and we are undertaking a landownership investigation and will update you shortly.
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    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:25, Wednesday 13 August 2025

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