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The January 2025 edition of Highways Highlights has now been published.
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Surfacing improvements on Parkway in Chelmsford will resume on the northbound carriageway in February 2025.
On behalf of Essex County Council, Bouygues UK Ltd are undertaking essential works on the Northbound and Southbound carriageways of Velizy Avenue A1019 as part of the Harlow Sustainable Transport Corridor project.
As part of these works, night closures will take place on Velizy Avenue A1019, between the Water Gardens roundabout and the Velizy Roundabout.
Please note, a road closure will be in place on Dickenson Road for works associated with the construction of the rapid transit system on Northern Approach Road.
The details are as follows:
Date: 14 February
Time: 8pm – 6am
Reason: To undertake surfacing works.
Essex County Council continues to prioritise areas important to residents in its budget plans for next year.
An additional £12.3 million funding boost for highways has been announced today (Thursday 13 February) as part of Essex County Council’s 2025/26 budget.
The council’s budget and annual plan for next year were presented to and formally approved by county council members at a meeting of the Full Council.
On behalf of Essex County Council, Bouygues UK Ltd are undertaking essential works on Allende Avenue A1019 as part of the Harlow Sustainable Transport Corridor project.
As a result of these works, Allende Avenue A1019 will be closed in both directions between Burnt Mill Roundabout and Sainsbury’s Roundabout on the nights of 13th and 14th February 2024, between the hours of 8pm and 5am.
Multi-million-pound investment awarded to improve walking and cycling in Essex.
Essex County Council has secured £7.3 million from Active Travel England to improve walking and cycling across the county.
The county council has worked with city and district councils since 2020 to design a network of over 400 walking and cycling routes.
Highways crews have worked throughout the autumn and winter to target the worst areas of deterioration.
30km of additional roads have been resurfaced by Essex Highways since the launch of its Priority One programme.
The £25 million programme by Essex County Council began in October 2024, enabling additional crews and resources to fully resurface some of the most deteriorated roads.
Priority One is in addition to existing maintenance budgets and is the single largest investment the council has made into highways improvements.
Over 50 repairs have been completed to date, ranging from town centre junctions to stretches of rural roads.
As part of the Westcombe Park development project in Heybridge, a new roundabout is being constructed next to Langford Road, just south of the old Langford rail bridge.
New repair teams will address winter-related road damage until spring.
Specialist repair crews will tackle potholes and road surface damage caused by winter conditions across Essex.
Essex Highways’ new winter crews are funded by the Members' Highways Initiative (MHI), launched last year by Essex County Council in addition to normal highways maintenance.
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