Fixed
Verge/wall issue
Sent to Aberdeenshire Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 958937.
The public road passing may property has, in past years, been built up against my boundary wall. Between the tarred roadway and the wall there is a narrow soft verge (photo 1). On the other side of the wall there is a drop of around 1.5 - 2m into the forecourt of an old shed building (photo 2). The issue is that with the increasing size of farm and other vehicles attempting to pass each other heavy farm vehicles are mounting the verge close to the wall. This is clearly a danger. Some years ago (2017 I think) you put up a series of warning markers in an attempt to keep vehicles off the verge. It is clear that at least one of these has been removed at the critical point (photo 1) by persons unknown and vehicles are again mounting the verge to pass each other (photo 3 showing recent vehicle tracks). This is despite the fact that there is a passing place a few metres down the road. The reality is that this needs something a more substantial to deter heavy vehicles mounting the verge at this point.
Updates
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Thank you for letting us know about this issue. We will now investigate and provide you with an update within the next 7 days.
You can find out more about our road maintenance on our website at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/roads/maintenance.
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We’ve had a look at the issue and we have now passed your enquiry to our local Roads Team to assess what can be done to resolve the matter. We’ll let you know when that assessment has taken place.
Thanks again for your report
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We’re currently developing our approach to displaying priorities and target completion times to keep residents better informed. In the meantime, we’ll continue to assess the level of risk and allocate resources based on urgency, location, and the availability of repair teams.
This defect has been added to our works programme and will be scheduled accordingly.
- To be Completed by: 23/09/2026
- Road category: 4A
- Road speed limit: 60
The date shown above represents the latest target for completion based on our current programme of works. This may be brought forward where resources, operational priorities, or coordination with other activities allow. Defects assessed as posing a higher risk are prioritised for earlier repair whenever possible.
Thank you for your patience while we carry out this work.
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We’ve issued this work out to one of our crews - we’ll let you know when the job is completed.
- Scheduled to Start: 18/05/2026
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The issue you reported has now been resolved.
Depending on the nature and scope of the initial enquiry, the necessary repairs will have been carried out either by our frontline maintenance crews or, in some cases, completed directly by one of our inspectors during their site visit.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention and helping us maintain a safe and well-managed road network.
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.