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Works on Birchanger Lane and A120 continue to progress as part of the M11 Junction 8 improvements scheme.
Phase 1 of Birchanger Lane has now been completed with the installation of new drainage and footpaths. The standard capping beams on the A120 have now been completed with only the 2 sloped capping beams remaining.
Phase 2 is currently in progress which involves the construction of the new section of road that will connect Birchanger Lane to the new junction.
More information is available in the recent Project Update newsletter produced by the contractor John Sisk & Son.
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From the 3rd November, the A120 Roundabout exit onto and off Birchanger Lane will be closed to vehicles, except for access.
This is to allow for the installation of new drainage, kerbing, and pavements as part of re-alignment of Birchanger Lane as part of the wider M11 Junction 8 Improvement scheme.
The closure will be in place until Spring 2023. During this time, bus stops and services along this route will be diverted with buses using Birchwood in Birchanger Village to turn around and head northbound on Birchanger Lane. To enable this, a parking restriction has been implemented on Birchwood for the duration of the works.
All updates on these works will be posted on this page and you can read more about the completed and planned works in the contractor newsletter at the bottom of this page. For queries you can contact the project team at m11J8@essexhighways.org.
National Highways are carrying out essential repairs and resurfacing works on the M11 junction 8 Birchanger Green Roundabout bridges, which will ensure the bridges continue to remain in a safe and serviceable condition.
These works are separate to those being carried out on the M11 Junction 8 Improvements scheme by the contractor John Sisk & Son.
Details on the works by National Highways can be found here: M11 Birchanger Green Roundabout, north and south bridges - Highways England (nationalhighways.co.uk). You can also contact National Highways via email at info@nationalhighways.co.uk or by phone at 0300 123 5000.
The area around Junction 8 of the M11 is increasingly congested and lacking capacity at peak times. Planned developments in the north of Bishop’s Stortford and local growth planned in East Herts and Uttlesford will lead to an increasing amount of traffic using the junctions in the years ahead as London Stansted Airport continues to grow.
Since 2015, we have been investigating improvements to the A120 and slip road access to Junction 8 of the M11. Our studies showed that the best short- to medium-term solution would be to improve off-slip lane capacity onto Junction 8 of the M11 with a widened A120 signalised junction, to help meet future network demand.
Following a successful bid in 2017 for the Department for Transport’s National Productivity Investment Fund, we are now in a position to move forward with our plans to improve Junction 8 of the M11 and A120 West.
The scheme will:
John Sisk & Son was appointed as contractor for the scheme in August 2021, with investigation works starting on site in September 2021.
It is currently anticipated that construction will take approximately 18 months to be completed because certain works on the motorway network and the Essex County Council network cannot be constructed at the same time, to help mitigate the level of disruption.
The latest information about the scheme and regular progress updates will be posted on this webpage.
We are doing all we can to minimise traffic disruption and apologise in advance for any inconvenience our works may cause.
If you have any questions about the construction works, please contact the John Sisk & Son construction team on 07442981580. Alternatively, if you have questions about the scheme, please contact Essex County Council at m11J8@essexhighways.org.
M11 J8 Improvement Scheme Final Plan - PDF(3.0MB)
M11 Junction 8 Improvement Scheme proposal map - PDF(3.0MB)
M11 J8 A120 General Layout - PDF(163.6KB)
M11 Junction 8 Project Update - 17.10.22 - PDF(0.6MB)
M11 Junction 8 Project Update - 14.02.23 - PDF(1.1MB)
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