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Station road from the top on the hill, all the way along, also the crescent and its junction with station road.

Reported via desktop in the Road Surface category anonymously at 10:31, Wednesday 7 January 2026

Sent to Central Bedfordshire Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 432730.

Extremely icy this morning - needs gritting. Lots of cars and school buses, have to go down the hill. Many were skidding, saw x2 pupils skid on ice and fall off bikes (many children go on bike), the roads were particularly bad. Very dangerous, and a serious accident will happen. It's melted now but will re-ice tonight. This is ahazard as cars skidding near the zebra crossing where school pupils cross too at bottom of hill.

There are 2 schools plus a pre-school here, also children passing through commuting to Redborne on foot and bike. Many grandparents (who take younger children to school), may also slip, which could potentially be worse than a young person falling.

PLEASE grit this area today, to prevent a serious accident.

Thank you

Updates

  • State changed to: Investigating

    Updated by Central Bedfordshire Council at 10:31, Wednesday 7 January 2026

  • Unfortunately this road is not routinely treated . We salt just under half of the roads in Central Bedfordshire. Roads carrying the highest volumes of traffic, with the greatest risk of accidents or providing key access are given priority. These include all A&B roads and most smaller roads, especially if they are busy commuter routes, routes to hospitals, schools, or key to the emergency services.
    Update on your report:

    After inspecting the reported issue, our officers have determined that this doesn't currently qualify as a priority for repair. We will continue to monitor the defect during future inspections and carry out works should it meet our intervention levels in future.

    With over 1,400km of road to maintain across Central Bedfordshire, we have to prioritise the work we do as detailed in our Network Maintenance Management Plan (NMMP), which can be viewed on the following page of our website https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/ info/ 55/ transport_roads_and_parking/ 592/ roads_strategies

    Many thanks,
    Central Bedfordshire Council - Highways

    State changed to: No further action

    Posted by Central Bedfordshire Council at 13:15, Wednesday 7 January 2026

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