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Blocked drainage due to overgrowth
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9300398.
The full stretch of the M66 / A56 between Manchester and Rawtenstall is effected by heavily blocked drains due to debris and overgrowth, causing the lanes to become flooded and extremely deep water, this is the reason lots of severe accidents are taking place on this stretch with lots of vehicles aquaplaning (both Northbound and Southbound), tonight another serious accident has taken place due to this issue, it is perfectly fine during dry weather but the moment is starts to rain its a major problem, and with heavy rain it then becomes life threatening issue, I hope this message is taken seriously and action is taken
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Thank you for making your report. We have asked our inspection team to attend this location and assess the issue.
If any work is needed, they will arrange for this to happen. Should no immediate work be required we will continue to monitor this during our regular inspections.
Although we always aim to complete repairs as quickly as possible, timescales do vary as we try to minimise disruption to customers by combining activities into single closures and always ensuring the safety of our people.
Kind regards National Highways
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