Heckingtons Road of Shame

I moved to the picturesque village of Heckington in December 2018. Kyme Road links the village to Howell and South Kyme and at certain times of the day is heavily trafficked with cars, HGV's and agricultural vehicles.

Over the past 2 years I have noted a slow and relenless deterioration in the road surafce and the condition of the roadside footpath. This matter has been brought to the attention of Lincs Highways following the involvement of the parish council and our local councillor. In December 2019 following an on-site inspection by a highways senior officer, it was agreed the footpath needed urgent attention in addition to a number of identified problem pathways in the village. So far in 2022 the footpath condition is much worse and there has been no sight of any works to address the obvious hazard to local residents.

In August of this year, as instructed, I used 'FixMyStreets' an online fault report service to report deep potholes that had appeared close to my house. Within a few days of the report being made the higways department marked the hazards with white paint. Inspection by me in mid January 2022 it was obvious the white lines had faded long ago but the potholes remain, much to the annoyance of me and I suspect car drivers and cyclists who routinely swerve to avoid them.

I did call the highways department in November last year to establish why the repairs were not be undertaken but so far have had no feedback.

Pictures tell a thousand words. If only I could upload the photos I took today (17/01/22).