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Manhole cover missing on bridge over railway

Reported via desktop in the Manhole Cover - Missing category anonymously at 10:15, Sunday 10 October 2021

Sent to TfL less than a minute later. TfL ref: FMS3052598.

Half of the manhole cover is missing on the inside lane southbound on the north circular, where it passes over the railway coming out of Kew Bridge station. It is a very dangerous situation.

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  • Thank you for taking the time to report this to us. It is much appreciated. This has been investigated and we have now referred it to our contractors. If it is confirmed as a safety issue it will be made safe within one hour. If the manhole cover is owned by us, we will carry out a permanent repair at a later date. If it is owned by another company this will be passed to them for a permanent repair. Should you need anything else or have any questions, you may wish to contact our customer services team on 0343 222 1234

    Please also be aware that, all Action Scheduled reports are automatically closed after 28 days. However, the fault will be fixed within this timescale, which may be sooner, or in a few cases take a little longer

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by TfL at 10:26, Sunday 10 October 2021

  • The manhole cover has been placed back, but it is tilted, a corner of it pokes out of the surface, still highly dangerous for vehicles!

    Posted anonymously at 06:27, Monday 11 October 2021

  • The action scheduled for your report should now have been completed as detailed in your previous response. On some occasions it does take a little longer than scheduled. If you have any further queries on this, please either create a new report or contact our Customer Contact Centre on 0343 222 1234

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted by TfL at 05:32, Monday 8 November 2021

This report is now closed to updates. You can make a new report in the same location.