The next phase of transport infrastructure for the Harlow & Gilston Garden Town partnership (HGGT) is set to start in the next week.
Funded by Homes England, the Central Stort Crossing North scheme will support the development of new communities and eventually connect to the recently completed improvements between Harlow Town Centre and Burnt Mill roundabout, as part of the wider HGGT sustainable transport network, says Your Harlow.
Central Stort Crossing North is being delivered by a joint venture between Places for People (PfP) and Barratt Redrow (the PfP Barratt Redrow JV), with their contractor Natta, and being financially administered by Hertfordshire County Council on behalf of the Harlow & Gilston Garden Town partnership using funding provided by Homes England.
The works will commence with the installation of construction accesses off the A414 (Eastwick Road) to form safe access to working areas offline of the existing highway. This will be followed by improvements along the A414/Eastwick Road and along Fifth Avenue – Zelenskyy Avenue. In later phases, Eastwick Roundabout will be converted to a traffic signal-controlled junction for better traffic flow.
Delivering road improvements, new public transport links, and walking and cycling routes for Harlow and the surrounding area, these latest works will support the development of 10,000 homes built across the Essex-Hertfordshire border by the PfP Barrat Redrow JV and Taylor Wimpey as part of the Gilston area of the Garden Town.
Harlow & Gilston Garden Town is a cross-boundary initiative led by five councils – East Hertfordshire, Epping Forest and Harlow District Councils alongside Hertfordshire and Essex County Councils – to deliver growth and regeneration for the area.
Mark Doran, Executive Director of Growth & Environment at Hertfordshire County Council, commented:
“These works mark the start of 10,000 new homes in the Gilston area and, with growth coming forward at this scale, it’s vital that we invest in infrastructure that gives people real alternatives to driving and helps avoid further congestion on local roads.
“Our five council Garden Town partnership is committed to 60% of journeys in the new communities being made by walking, cycling or public transport.
“Improvements at Eastwick roundabout will support this by improving traffic flow and prioritising pedestrians, cyclists and bus users travelling to and from the new villages. This will minimise road congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions, benefitting all road users and local residents.”
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