Welcome to the Highways Service Information Centre
Our ambition is to make Essex a safer, greener and healthier place where people choose to walk or cycle rather than automatically jump in the car, especially for shorter journeys.
We know that many Essex residents are concerned about traffic congestion, air pollution and road safety and are currently working on a number of schemes across the county to encourage more walking and cycling.
In the summer of 2021, we undertook a consultation on the Clacton to Jaywick Cycle route which included the proposal to transform the current route between Jaywick Sands and the National Cycle Route 150 into a shared cycle route. The aim is to make it as safe and accessible as possible for everybody accessing the route along the sea wall from the Tamarisk way car park to connect with the National Cycle Route 150. We then undertook a second consultation to ask additional questions concerning this aspect of our proposals to ensure we captured local feeing and get evidence for future funding bids. 133 responses were received for the first consultation and 70 for the second consultation.
We also took the opportunity to gather information and support from residents about disability access, which will allow us to look at desired improvements if funding can be secured in the future.
As part of the first consultation and discussions with stakeholders the decision has been taken to remove the proposed phase 2 section (Clacton Pier to the station via Carnarvon road) from this scheme. As a result we are now exploring further potential accessibility improvements and works in Jaywick to ensure we deliver value for money as part of the Getting Building Fund allowance.
Following both consultations and based on the feedback we received, we propose the following:
To conclude, this will now go out to tender (approximately 12 weeks) and we will update you further with drawings once this process has been completed and the finalised scheme has been agreed.
We are on track for a March installation at 5 of our sites (Clacton Train Station, Job centre, Library, Jaywick Inclusion Venture site and Clacton Coastal Academy. Essex Highways colleagues have completed site visits, produced job packs and will now be liaising with Cycle hoop regarding installation Programme. The final 2 sites (Pier Gap and Remembrance Gardens) are being finalised however we aim to install this financial year.
The summary of the first and second consultations are now available.
Summary of Clacton-Jaywick Sands consultation - PDF(147.5KB)
Summary 2 of Clacton-Jaywick Sands consultation - PDF(237.9KB)
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