Buckstones Road Subsidence opposite 423/427

Many people will have noticed this area on Buckstones Road which is coned off and has a 20 mph speed restriction.

This to my knowledge has occurred on two or three other occasions in my life time and is a very long term issue.

The technical and Oldham Council’s information on this issue is as follows.

“The subsidence extends well beyond beyond the highway and affects a vast area of land with multiple ownerships and different parties responsible for remediation.

As the highway authority, our primary concern is the ground movement directly beneath and adjacent to the highway. Addressing this problem will likely require extensive ground stabilisation works, involving thorough study, investigation, and design.

Resolving this significant issue will also require substantial capital investment, which is not currently available.

However, we have allocated a budget to initiate the necessary studies later this financial year to determine the affected areas and to begin planning the essential investigative work.”

I will provide up dates when I have them.