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Drain blocked and path flooded – pedestrians not able to cross

Reported via mobile in the Blocked rainwater gulleys category by Laura Trigg at 13:34, Tue 11 February 2025

Sent to London Borough of Bexley less than a minute later. Report ref: 7115886.

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The drain has blocked again, and the whole path is flooded, so that pedestrians cannot get across. This is the only safe place for school children to pass without needing to cross the busy traffic on the main road. This route serves at least three local schools. So it is fairly important to get it fixed.

This keeps happening, so I wonder whether a better and more permanent solution is needed to sort out the problematic drain, rather than just having to clear it every time it happens, it would be better to prevent it from happening in the first place. Thank you!

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  • This case is currently being investigated.

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    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by London Borough of Bexley at 14:42, Tue 11 February 2025

  • The reported issue requires further investigations or work by our Highways Technicians to resolve, which may include any of the following:

    • Carrying out enforcement noticing/investigations that are restricted by set timescales
    • Monitor for misuse or gather evidence
    • Monitor in heavy rainfall
    • Monitor Contractor performance
    • Requires reinspection after other internal/external involvement

    A future update will be provided once a reinspection or additional work has been carried out,

    Thank you for reporting this matter.

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by London Borough of Bexley at 10:30, Thu 13 February 2025

  • The report has been inspected by a member of the Highways Team. There will be no further action due to one of the following:

    The issue does not meet the guidelines for repair at the moment.

    The issue will be fixed as part of our normal maintenance programme.

    We have already fixed this issue.

    Thank you for reporting this matter.

    State changed to: No further action

    Posted by London Borough of Bexley at 14:12, Mon 2 June 2025

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