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Arrangements have been made to carry out remedial works at Ealing Bridge which carries the B183 Sheering Road over Pincey Brook in Harlow. Works include completing the installation of anti-skid surfacing which was previously delayed, along with white lining and gully works.
Start of spring means large-scale repairs and improvements can take place across county.
Essex Highways has launched its 2024 road resurfacing programme, which will improve and upgrade many roads across the county.
Resurfacing will improve the condition of roads with deterioration caused by wet weather. It will also ensure that existing roads remain in good condition for longer.
The works will be carried out as part of the £39 million carriageways budget for Essex Highways in 2024/25.
Retaining wall replacement works on Butt Lane in Maldon, at the junction with Downs Road are complete, with replanting works recently carried out to finish the scheme
As part of the Harlow North to Centre Sustainable Transport Corridor scheme, Post Office Road will be closed from the evening of 29 April for four consecutive nights.
The closure will be enforced from 8PM - 5AM each night.
For the first two nights, 29, 30 April, access will be from the west end of the closure.
For the second two nights, 1, 2 May access will be from the east end of the closure.
The team has engaged with Royal Mail to ensure there will be no disruption to deliveries.
Due to bus turning works being completed, the works programme has been amended and the road closure on School Lane has been brought forward. School Lane will be closed at the bridge from Wednesday 1 May 2024. Advance warning signs are in place which reflects the updated closure date.
Strengthening works have been successfully completed on Duffill Bridge in Bicknacre.
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Work on the delivery of Phase 1 of the new A1331 is progressing well, and the project recently reached some important milestones. Essex County Council has now completed the acquisition of all land required for the construction of Phase 1 of the A1331 and as such, the council withdrew Compulsory Purchase Orders on April 11 2024.
On Tuesday 16th April, the Department for Transport held a Public Land Inquiry in Colchester to consider the Side Roads Order (SRO) for Phase 1 of the A1331. This public inquiry closed on the same day.
A new city centre cycleway in Colchester remains on track to open by the end of the month, but a gas leak could delay full completion of the scheme.
The new two-way segregated cycleway on Head Street will allow cyclists and users of TIER e-scooters to travel freely in both directions on Head Street, safely separated from pedestrians and road traffic, and encouraging safer, greener and healthier travel in the city.
Work on the scheme, which is funded through the Government’s Active Travel Fund, was due to be finished by the end of April and the cycleway is still expected to be open by that date.
However, Essex County Council has announced that a gas leak could delay the completion of the final elements of the scheme, including an upgraded crossing at the junction with Culver Street West. Read full story
Initial preparation works have been completed and we are now in a position for the main construction works at Wicken Fen Bridge to commence.
The first phase of construction works will commence on Monday 29 April 2024 and will involve mobilising the site and reconstructing the pedestrian footbridge.
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