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Single track lane (sometimes called 'Gagmansbury Lane') off Barton Road.
Reported via desktop in the Road Surface category anonymously at 18:02, Wednesday 4 March 2026
Sent to Central Bedfordshire Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 438224.
Several severe potholes and road surface breakup are causing damage to local resident's vehicles and an immediate hazard to pedestrians both local residents that use this road as a means of right of way and public walkers that use the adjacent footpaths (there is a public foot path that exits onto this road). I personally have to use this road with my bicycle and find it increasingly hazardous. The potholes and crumbling road surface are unavoidable and an even greater risk during the night due to no public street lighting either.
Updates
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State changed to: Investigating
Updated by Central Bedfordshire Council at 18:02, Wednesday 4 March 2026
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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 - HighwaysState changed to: No further action
Posted by Central Bedfordshire Council at 13:33, Thursday 5 March 2026
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Mr Baxter will like to challange this decision. he states that the lane is the only road that leads up to 3 properties.
has elderly parents live in 1 of the properties and the road is unsafe and is in a poor state of affairs and these is preventing his elderly parents from going out as it's too damaged and can cause an accident. only access to the properties via vehicle and and foot.
State changed to: Open
Posted by Central Bedfordshire Council at 16:40, Tuesday 10 March 2026
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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 - HighwaysState changed to: No further action
Posted by Central Bedfordshire Council at 13:34, Monday 16 March 2026
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.