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Ragwort

Reported via mobile in the Overgrown or obscuring view (NH) category anonymously at 20:34, Wed 12 July 2023

Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4780724.

Ragwort is poisonous to horses and is growing in large quantities at the side of the motorway which is contaminating the adjacent horse fields with its seeds. This is an annual problem.

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  • Thank you for your email of 12 July 2023 about ragwort growing on the side of the motorway. We appreciate you taking the time to contact us about the issue.

    We've informed our environmental team and they're arranging a visit to assess the situation to see if there is anything that needs to be done about the ragwort. We will update you further once the assessment has been made.

    Thank you again for contacting us. If there is anything we can help you with, please email or telephone our Contact Centre. They’re available 24 hours a day by phone: 0300 123 5000 or by email info@nationalhighways.co.uk Alternatively, please visit the National Highways website at nationalhighways.co.uk. Kind Regards

    Gemma Ford Business Services Coordinator Business Services Team National Highways |Calder view house | Calder Park | Wakefield | WF2 7UA Web: nationalhighways.co.uk Follow us on Twitter @HighwaysYORKS and @HighwaysNEast

    Posted by Gemma Ford at 10:24, Wed 26 July 2023

  • We can confirm an assessment of the ragwort was made 27 July 2023 and a job has been raised to deal with the issue.

    Posted by Gemma Ford at 09:20, Mon 7 August 2023

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