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Pentonville Road / Claremont Sq manhole cover frame buckling under buses

Reported via mobile in the Manhole Cover - Damaged (rocking or noisy) category anonymously at 10:36, Sunday 22 January 2023

Sent to TfL less than a minute later. TfL ref: FMS4158143.

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Double-leaf manhole in lane away from Angel towards KX in yellow box is unsupported on long sides due to substantial pothole erosion, but still supported at ends. Heavy traffic (including tens of buses per hour) causes frame to flex down in middle of the long sides by three inches or more as nearside wheels pass over the centre. Divided two-leaf manhole provides no support. As leading-edge pothole is larger, whole frame rocks forward on each impact by an inch or do. Metal fatigue or masonry damage will lead to this collapsing pretty soon: the flexion is pretty dramatic.

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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 two hours. 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 11:30, Monday 23 January 2023

  • 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, Tuesday 21 February 2023

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