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Pothole around fire hydrant

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Reported via desktop in the Potholes / Highway Condition category anonymously at 14:30, Fri 12 December 2025

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 8539455.

Road surface worn away around fire hydrant, leaving a deep hole.

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State changed to: Investigating

Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 14:31, Fri 12 December 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 59 days.

Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 18:45, Mon 15 December 2025
This is getting worse... I was unable to take a picture as the traffic was too busy but it has caused a massive impact to my front ns wheel and slow puncture.

Posted anonymously at 19:10, Wednesday 25 February 2026
Investigation: Completed (Duplicate), Defect Repair: Not Started - We can confirm that we have already been made aware of this issue and a works order has been raised on a routine safety inspection. The expected completion date for these works will be 13/03/2026

Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 12:38, Friday 6 March 2026

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