Series of potholes near junction of Falcutt Road with Welsh Lane, have to swerve into oncoming traffic to avoid.

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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.

  State changed to: Investigating

  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 19:30, Friday 16 January 2026

• 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 14:59, Monday 19 January 2026

• Can we actually have someone out to inspect this road from the A43 to Banbury. This is a major link road that is carrying HS2 construction traffic, along with extra local traffic due to other road closures caused by HS2 that have been delayed reopening. People should not be risking an accident or significant damage trying to get their kids to and from school.

  Most of these potholes at now P2 standard moving to P1 due to location in the road, causing cars to move into oncoming traffic to avoid or being thrown across the road due to the depths, width, length and location of these 50 or so potholes. These are changing significantly daily.

  I truely believe that West Northants Council just think this is a "B" road, but it is not and should be maintained to A road standards, especially with the hundred of HGVs and construction wagons going down this road, it is literally breaking apart before your eyes as it is not built to take this type of traffic.

  Posted anonymously at 09:27, Thursday 22 January 2026

• 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.
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  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:38, Thursday 22 January 2026

• So noone has actually been out to inspect these pot holes, some of these are now moving to P1.

  Holes are now minimum of 4 inches deep 10 inches long and in the exact line the wheels need to go in.

  Are you waiting for a head on collision of people avoiding the potholes, or when they get a blow out or broken suspension.

  The HS2 construction wagons will have these as an emergency call out within the next couple of day with how they have deteriorated in the past 3 day.

  Posted anonymously at 18:58, Thursday 22 January 2026

• 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.
  For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
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  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 07:02, Friday 23 January 2026

• So Ill take that as a no.

  One part of the carriage way heading to brackley has now failed the whole width of the Banbury side of the road. The edge has collapsed away and the potholes have now joined. This is now a P1 under your own guidance.

  The remaining stretch now has solid P2 potholes with depths passed the undercourse of the road.

  There is now debris from the failed road and the undercourse now all over the road, which will now bring additional risks of damage to cars body work and paint work. Some of these dangers are now filled in with water and look like a puddle.

  Please react accordingly to the P1 and P2 potholes.

  Posted anonymously at 10:04, Friday 23 January 2026

• 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.
  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
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  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:53, Friday 30 January 2026

• Are you waiting for someone to be seriously injured or killed, or a tirade of claims heading your way? Your highway inspector or yourselves are lying if you have inspected this part of the road and categorised it as P4. The patches you put in on Monday have already failed and have taken even more road with them. This is pure negligence now and will be indefensible.

  Posted anonymously at 17:51, Friday 30 January 2026

• 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.

  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
  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
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  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 19:02, Friday 30 January 2026