This is water flowing from Pigeeon Spring, Horse Market, Caistor
Sent to Lincolnshire County Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 2867616.
This is a natural spring, flowing fast, and the water is not draining through the culvert beneith the road to the opposite side. Maybe due to a blockage in the drain, although I cannot see one! This is extremely dangerous at the moment due to the freezing conditions creating the highway into an ice rink. The blockage needs clearing, but in the meantime, extra grit should br considered although the flow of water would probably wash it away.
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Thanks for letting us know about your issue with standing water covering more than half the road. We will look into this and let you know what we find within the next 14 days. You can find out more about flooding and drainage on our website
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Thank you for your report. We will investigate and make an update to this report within 14 days.
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Progress! We’ve completed our investigation and works are now planned. Once we know when work is due to take place we will let you know.
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We have an update. Our highways team have issued this work out to one of their delivery gangs. We’ll let you know when the job is complete.
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All done! The work’s finished and the issue is now resolved. Thank you for contacting us about this. Your report has meant that we can focus our effort where it’s needed most.
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Apparently this has not been fixed and the water from Pigeon Spring is still in full flow. The photograph you provided of completed works actually shows a drain down the street that they uncovered! Note: The problem is the source of the water, which is in full glow from Pigeon Spring itself. This is next to the old fire station and the problem cannot have been misunderstood.. It is the egress of water from the spring that needs sorting, not the drain down the road where it is flowing to! Water is flooding out onto the road causing the highway to be extremely dangerous. Possibly a 50 metre stretch of highway.
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We’ve put up some temporary traffic management while we arrange the repair of this problem.
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This has been reported several times in January 2026, and signed off as fixed. HOWEVER, you were clearly informed that it had not been fixed and the only thing done was to put some signs out. Thankfully, we haven't had any icy conditions since January otherwise I dread to think of the carnage. Please arrange for this drain to be cleared at the earliest convenience. It is now four months.
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