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Robert asks Ministers for potholes to be fixed whilst broadband is being installed in our roads

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Thursday, 6 September, 2018
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Robert said, "It is fantastic that in West Oxfordshire superfast broadband is being rolled out. However, in order to fit the wires needed, broadband providers are digging up our roads.  I asked Ministers to work with Local Authorities to see if a solution can be found that either verges are dug up instead, or - if necessary to use roads - that our roads are properly repaired at the same time - perhaps fixing surrounding potholes."

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