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Urgent Safety Concern – Severely Deteriorating Road Surface

Reported via desktop in the Potholes / Highway Condition category anonymously at 13:37, Thu 20 November 2025

Sent to North Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 8444268.

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The road surface is now extensively breaking up, with multiple potholes, significant erosion of the tarmac, and general structural failure across several sections.

In addition, a pothole that was originally reported by a member of the public in August has deteriorated even further. This defect has already been marked in yellow by your team but has still not been repaired.

The situation has now escalated to the point where our house is physically shaking whenever buses or HGVs pass by. This raises immediate concerns about property damage, as well as safety for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.

Given the severity, the ongoing deterioration, and the unacceptable delay in resolving the previously reported defect, I am requesting that this issue be treated as a high priority and that repairs are carried out as a matter of urgency.

Updates

  • If you believe that your concerns are an emergency (such as flooding, highway obstructions fallen trees), please call 0300 126 3000, Monday to Friday (9.00 to 17.00). Outside these hours, please call 01604 651074.

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 13:37, Thu 20 November 2025

  • 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 North Northamptonshire Council at 13:37, Thu 20 November 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 28 days. Please be assured that you will receive an update once repairs are concluded.

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 10:52, Thu 27 November 2025

  • 28 days have lapsed but work remains outstanding

    Posted anonymously at 22:07, Mon 29 December 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 180 days (26 weeks), however we are currently operating for completion to be within 90 days. Please be assured that you will receive an update once repairs are concluded.

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 09:30, Friday 2 January 2026

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

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 06:43, Tuesday 24 February 2026

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

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 14:01, Wednesday 25 February 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Temporary Repair Completed - A permanent repair will be carried out in the next 28 days.

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 14:18, Wednesday 25 February 2026

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

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 06:29, Thursday 19 March 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: To be Rescheduled

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 09:03, Wednesday 25 March 2026

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

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 14:18, Friday 17 April 2026

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

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by North Northamptonshire Council at 10:15, Tuesday 21 April 2026

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