Recurring concern
Uncontrolled roadside obstacles endangering road users
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Request correctionFirst reported 13 Jan 2014•Latest report 11 Oct 2016
What this concern includes
Includes fixed, growing or otherwise persistent obstacles beside public carriageways where their proximity or development creates a material road-user hazard and the report identifies a need for removal, protection, containment or other dedicated control; this includes the maturing eucalyptus sapling and a dangerous tree trunk near a carriageway edge.
Not included
- Excludes general road-design, road-surface, drainage, lighting, signage and visibility deficiencies where a roadside obstacle is not the shared unsafe condition.
- Excludes roadside vehicle-restraint barriers where the concern is the barrier's ability to contain an errant vehicle rather than the uncontrolled obstacle itself.
- Excludes vegetation that merely obstructs sightlines or pedestrian movement without itself constituting a fixed roadside collision obstacle.
- Excludes isolated objects or hazards away from a public carriageway unless the assertion directly identifies a comparable roadside-obstacle safety condition.
- Reports
- 5
- Individual concerns
- 5
- Date range
- 2014–2016
- Stated actions
- 3
Distinct published reports
A report can raise multiple concerns
First to latest report issue date
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
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Concerns raised1
Potential hazard from a raised tarmac section separating a slip road from a main carriageway
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Introduce raised kerbing to separate the off-slip road from the main carriageway.
Stated by National Highways
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Position
The raised kerbing was designed to current standards and safety-audited, so it is not treated as requiring further action.
Stated by National Highways
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Concerns raised1
Tree trunk near the carriageway edge presenting a danger to road users
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to protect or remove trees within 4.5m of the paved carriageway
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Road-user hazard from a drainage channel and concrete headwall adjacent to the carriageway
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
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Action
Complete the detailed road-restraint site survey required for the Road Restraint Risk Assessment Process.
Stated by Caerphilly County Borough Council -
Action
Retrieve survey data and complete the Road Restraint Risk Assessment Process, providing its findings and outcomes.
Stated by Caerphilly County Borough Council
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Position
The site complied with design standards at construction, so there was no design-standard departure requiring retrospective changes.
Stated by Caerphilly County Borough Council
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Concerns raised1
Potential carriageway hazard from a maturing eucalyptus sapling
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Data last updated 7 September 2026