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With snagging works on the M11 Junction 8 Scheme nearing completion, we have now been able to commission the new signals and remove elements of the traffic management.
This means that the junction is now fully operational, and traffic can turn right at the junction from Dunmow Road and Birchanger Lane.
Public consultation on Essex Cycling Strategy closes next week.
Residents and businesses in Essex are being reminded to have their say on a new strategy aiming to help make cycling an easier and more attractive option across the county.
Essex County Council’s public consultation on its new draft Essex Cycling Strategy closes on Sunday 7 July.
The strategy forms part of the council’s wider plans to encourage Safer, Greener and Healthier travel. It sets out a simple vision – to see more people of all abilities, ages and backgrounds cycling in Essex more safely and more frequently.
To enable the installation of ducting for the new traffic signals being installed at this location, the junction of Mill Road and Northern Approach Road will be closed between 7pm and 6am, weekdays from the 1st to the 12th of July.
The new pedestrian footbridge has been lifted into place this week and we will soon be moving on to the second phase of works which will involve reconstruction on Wicken Fen Bridge.
A public consultation on the new draft Essex Cycling Strategy is now open.
The new draft strategy sets out a vision for cycling in the county, and details the key actions planned to make it a reality. We now want your feedback to help improve it.
To find out more and have your say by completing the consultation survey, please visit our Essex Cycling Strategy webpage.
The consultation closes on Sunday 7 July.
A number of road closures that were planned for June to support work on the new Harlow Sustainble Transport Corridor scheme have been delayed.
The closures are required to enable critical drainage work to be undertaken and will require excavations across the highway.
The closures are expected to now take place on the following dates and times:
The May edition of Highways Highlights has now been published.
The newsletter for all things highway in Essex.
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The final stages of work are now underway on the M11 Junction 8 Improvement Scheme with the commissioning of the new traffic signals. For safety reasons, the contractor is unable to remove the traffic management at the junction until these signals are operational.
We expect this to be complete in the middle of June. At this point, all traffic management will be removed and the junction will be fully opened.
We apologise for the delay and thank you for your ongoing patience.
Working on our behalf, Octavius Infrastructure will be undertaking vegetation clearance and carriageway investigation works along both sides of the A133 starting on Monday 10th of June 2024 between Slough Lane and Elmstead Road.
During these works, traffic management will be in place to ensure the safety of drivers and the contractor’s team. Read full story
The first phase of works at Wicken Fen Bridge has begun. The site compound is in place and the pedestrian footbridge has been removed. The pedestrian footbridge will be replaced with a new structure. A temporary pedestrian diversion route is in place during this phase of work.
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