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Broken bridge before stile

Reported via mobile in the Stile-Damaged/Missing category anonymously at 15:46, Thursday 30 July 2026

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 9873476.

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Centre plank of bridge has given way/ rotted at far end. Made the bridge unstable. Could cause trip accidents.

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 15:47, Thursday 30 July 2026

  • 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 14:50, Friday 31 July 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - We have assessed the location and we can confirm that the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 3 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 28 days.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:39, Monday 10 August 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Scheduled

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 15:50, Wednesday 12 August 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Ongoing

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:51, Thursday 13 August 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Work Completed

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 13:18, Thursday 13 August 2026

  • This system seems very “Hit or Miss”. Sometimes faults are repaired and sometimes left. Landowners are responsible for some repairs on their land and not others. I’ll carry on reporting damaged stiles/ gates etc and keep fingers crossed! ( MP footpath warden)

    Posted anonymously at 18:32, Thursday 27 August 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Work Completed), Defect Repair: Work Completed - Thank you for your enquiry. We can confirm that this job was completed to make the bridge safe.
    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

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 14:56, Thursday 3 September 2026

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