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Dangerous road - bristol bs2 8dx

Reported via desktop in the Roads category anonymously at 18:37, Sat 11 February 2023

Sent to Bristol City Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4224133.

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No action appears to have been taken by Bristol City Council, as the relevant Highway Authority, regarding the dangerous road reported by at least one other person - FIRSTLY OVER 3 MONTHS AGO!

Urgent action is required to repair this Bristol road to an appropriate standard before it is the cause of a tragic accident.

The attached 3 photos relate to a small, but critical, section of generally well used public road at the junction of St Michael's Hill and Horfield Road in Kingsdown, central Bristol (close to the "permanently closed" Scotsman and his Pack public house). The locality is part of the Bristol West Parliamentary Constituency, and in Bristol Central Ward.

The Bristol City Council web site records other submitted reports that this section of road is considered dangerous and needs repair. The first report was made over 3 month ago (8th November 2022), with another on 18th January 2023, plus at least one more. However, as of today (10th February 2023), the problem remains unresolved. So, Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 appears relevant (rather than Section 58).

The issue relates to a substandard finish to the road surface around a loose metal cover which is inappropriately inset into the ground.

The fact that the loose metal cover is below the surrounding road surface, combined with deep gaps between the (seemingly resurfaced) tarmac road and metal cover, has already resulted in a cyclist being thrown off their bike (fortunately there was no approaching traffic at the time - a month ago - so injuries were not catastrophic).

Updates

  • A new enquiry has been raised for this issue.

    Posted by Bristol City Council at 18:37, Sat 11 February 2023

  • This issue is currently under investigation. We'll provide updates on the outcome as soon as we can.

    Posted by Bristol City Council at 11:57, Wed 22 February 2023

  • We've referred the issue externally for appropriate action to be taken, as it's not something Bristol City Council is responsible for.

    Posted by Bristol City Council at 14:26, Thu 2 March 2023

  • A job has been raised with our contractors to action this issue and appropriate repairs or maintenance will be undertaken as soon as they can.

    Posted by Bristol City Council at 14:35, Thu 2 March 2023

  • This Fix My Street enquiry has been automatically closed.

    State changed to: Closed

    Posted by Bristol City Council at 00:05, Wed 12 April 2023

  • This enquiry is now closed. No further action is required.

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted by Bristol City Council at 12:44, Tuesday 11 March 2025

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location. Please reference 4224133 in your new report if it is an update on this one.