Road Damage - what caused this then?

[Smiler.]

Apparently, the B4069 near Lyneham, Wiltshire.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/27/pictur...

[230TE]

That popped up randomly on my FB feed a few days ago. Locals are blaming the adjacent land being cleared and levelled for housing: it was previously woodland. If true, it doesn't strike me as a very sensible place to build houses.

[J4CKO]

Will be cyclists, this is what happens when you dont pay Road Tax !

[Pupp]

If you asked North Northants Council, they'd say that's in tolerance and they'll inspect again in six months, the A6116 is a good example.

[dxg]

Sorry, it was me. I was just passing through.

[MitchT]

Remapped 335d on Yokohamas!

[fttm]

B52 Mistook it for the runway .

[civicduty]

This road has been falling down the hill for a number of years, patched up here and there during that time.

Oh and definitely not apparently, it is the road you mentioned. The main thoroughfare between Lyneham and Chippenham. Bloody pain in the arse tbf.

[anonymous-user]

MitchT said:

Remapped 335d on Yokohamas!

jealous are you.... of all that torque

[eharding]

That "Reduce Speed Now" sign needs moving a bit further up the road.

[Byker28i]

£1m to fix maybe...
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/19954820....

[Riley Blue]

'What caused it' is blindingly obvious from the photos. Why is this in NP&E?

[Byker28i]

It's in the news, £1m is local economics...?

[SteveStrange]

Riley Blue said:

'What caused it' is blindingly obvious from the photos. Why is this in NP&E?

Blindingly obvious? Please elaborate, there are 2 x photos of not much detail.

(I can't tell the cause and I've been digging up and rebuilding roads for 25 years)

[Smiler.]

SteveStrange said:

Riley Blue said:

'What caused it' is blindingly obvious from the photos. Why is this in NP&E?

Blindingly obvious? Please elaborate, there are 2 x photos of not much detail.

(I can't tell the cause and I've been digging up and rebuilding roads for 25 years)

REME playing silly buggers?

Or badger gas perhaps?

Maybe the Thunderbirds Mole malfunctioned?

[Reciprocating mass]

Looks like hampshire council have just resurfaced it

[pquinn]

Well as a wild guess looking at the height of one side vs the other that's probably a rotational landslide triggered by the big muddy building site just above it putting more rain into the ground above there and lubricating it.

Looks confusing on that view because you aren't really seeing the whole slip, just the consequences at one point near the top.

Fun thing to try to fix.

[S17Thumper]

Surely the correct answer is….


Yo mama.

[Beati Dogu]

A new BMX track perhaps.

[Riley Blue]

SteveStrange said:

Riley Blue said:

'What caused it' is blindingly obvious from the photos. Why is this in NP&E?

Blindingly obvious? Please elaborate, there are 2 x photos of not much detail.

(I can't tell the cause and I've been digging up and rebuilding roads for 25 years)

You can't see the land slip? Have a look here:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10557913/...

https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2022/02/25/lyn...