2 potholes next to each other

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 10:36, Saturday 24 January 2026

• Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm that we have 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 17/2/26

  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:47, Tuesday 27 January 2026

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  It needs fixing now. It's getting so big you have to cross the lines to the other carriageway to miss it.

  Posted anonymously at 17:42, Tuesday 27 January 2026

• 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 17:42, Tuesday 27 January 2026

• This has still not been fixed and is getting worse, some cars are swerving onto the other side of the road to avoid!!

  Posted anonymously at 17:48, Wednesday 28 January 2026

• Investigation: Completed (Defect Found) - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm that we have 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 17/2/26.
  West Northamptonshire Council is committed to maintaining safe and reliable roads, but it isn’t possible to repair every pothole immediately. The council must prioritise repairs based on available budget, workforce capacity, and the need to address the most safety critical defects first. All decisions are guided by the Highway Inspection Manual, which sets out how road defects are assessed and the timescales for repair. This ensures that resources are used responsibly and that the highest risk issues, such as those posing a danger to road users, are dealt with as quickly as possible while lower risk defects are scheduled appropriately within the limits of available funding.
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  Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:25, Tuesday

• These deep & large potholes, 4 altogether, are extremely dangerous, cars coming off the A5 having to drive onto traffic coming up the road to avoid them. When their is a queue of traffic coming up from LB Wharf cars cannot drive around them and there is a queue of traffic from both side of the A5! This is a major Safety problem and there is going to be an accident. You will be responsible!

  Posted anonymously at 13:38, Thursday

• 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 13:38, Thursday