Tags for Forum Posts: fillthathole, pothole
More street art from the Flickr pages of Martin Reis. This time a witty take on pothole protest in Toronto. Photo posted here with Martin's permission.
Click to see the original enormous POW! And the entire Aargh! YIPE! WHUMP photoset.
Dunno if there's a collective noun* for Potholes. But all councillors were emailed by Cllr Nilgun Canver asking us to report the huge numbers of new holes which appeared since the winter snow.
I guess some of these were originally deemed 'below the intervention threshold'. So if there was a hole in your road which has now turned into a pit, can I please ask HoL members to get reporting. You can use the online Report-a-Problem page or phone 020 8489 1335.
By the way, I strongly recommend giving a description - depth, breadth, assessment of potential hazard. Despite the previous obstinate refusal to value the assessments of residents, it's obviously good sense if you can give a rough idea of especially dangerous potholes.
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* Perhaps an appropriate term is an "Albert Hall" of potholes?
Guys. Sorry for posting here. I cannot find the thread from a while back related to the dangerous pot hole on Green Lanes near the crossing into Finsbury park near Rowley Gardens.
If you remember (Alan and others) there was some discussion with folks in Hackney council and the hole that caused an accident was temporarily patched with a view to a permanent fix. I keep walking past it and seeing that the hole is growing again as the temporary tarmac fix is compacted. No permanent fix has been carried out, and I am not sure the trees have been cut back either (as was suggested would be the case).
Other than reporting it again (which I will) any idea who the person in Hackney council was that said they would sort it? Might be worth going back to them before the winter and another unnecessary injury.
In practice what worked was my phonecall to Hackney's emergency service. Also a phone conversation with a very helpful man in Highways who cut through the bureaucracy by simply contacting his opposite number in Hackney. (Unfortunately he no longer works for Haringey.)
For HoL members who haven't seen this discussion before, the key issue is that the borough boundary is the New River as it runs under Green Lanes. To the south, roads and potholes belong to Hackney.
Thanks Alan, I find it devilishly hard to find old stuff on HoL sadly... I even tried using Google to find it.
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