POTHOLES are always popping up in Oxford with reports being made by people who live in the city calling on Oxfordshire County Council to make repairs.
The council's Fix My Street system shows 15 reports have been made about potholes in the past month in Oxford.
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Here's a list of all of the places where potholes have been spotted and reported.
- Speedwell Street
A report was made about a pothole by a drain which the council is now investigating.
2. Thame Street
A pothole is developing in the street and is being investigated by the council.
3. Richmond Road
A person made a report about tarmac 'sinking' and a hole appearing 'with nothing beneath it'. They think the road will collapse.
The council has investigated and the hole is due to be fixed.
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4. Maidcroft Road
A '2x2 ft long' pothole is reportedly getting bigger where the road was previously dug up.
The person who made the report said: "I reported this when it was smaller. It's outside No 29. There are two in parallel. Please nip it in the bud. Thank you."
The council says it is due to be fixed.
5. Cardwell Crescent
Two potholes are reportedly in the road. The person who made the report said: "This pothole has been here for over a year, we have just enquired about having white lines painted across our driveway as people keep parking in front and blocking our drive.
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"We would like to have these potholes fixed before the lines are painted."
The council says it is due to be fixed.
6. Dunstun Road
The whole of this road is reportedly 'potholed and dangerous'.
The person who made the report said: "They have been reported previously and still I have to avoid them on my bicycle. It’s narrow, cars go too fast - dangerous."
The council says it is due to be fixed.
7. Iffley Road
A pothole is reported in the ''wheel track line' for all vehicles on the road and a 'hazard to cyclists'.
The council says it is due to be fixed.
8. Henley Avenue
A person reported a pothole on a pavement on the road which is 'quite deep'.
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The council says it is due to be fixed.
9. Girdlestone road
Multiple potholes are reported to be in the road with a 'deteriorating surface'.
The council says it will be fixed.
10. Collinwood Road
A resident is concerned about a big pothole emerging in the road which they say has been growing for 'several months'.
The added in their report: "There are several more emerging within a metre of two of it. Corner of the link and Collinwood Road."
The council said it has assessed it and found it did not meet the criteria for intervention, and therefore would not be fixed.
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But then the next day the council responded saying it will be repaired.
11. Townsend Square
A report has been made about a pothole 'coming undone' in the road.
The council says it will be repaired.
12. Kineton Road
There are two potholes in Kineton Road which have reportedly been there for 'some months, with no sign of repair pending'. Two people have reported these.
The council says they will be fixed.
13. Botley Road
A pothole is reportedly exposing wires. The person who complained said: "There is a small pothole on the Oxford-bound side with wires fully exposed."
The council says it will fix it.
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14. Divinity Road
A report has been made about numerous potholes in the upper end of the road. The person who made the report said some are 'extremely deep and bad for scooters, bikes etc'.
The council says it will fix them.
15. Woodstock Road
A report was made about a big pothole in the road at a bus stop.
The council says it will fix it.
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