Essex A120 speed cameras show their worth
Essex Police has caught more than 260 speeding drivers since a set of Jenoptik speed cameras were set up last year. In March and June 2025, 11 speed cameras were set up at two accident hotspots along the A120. The first group of five were set up on the A120 between Marks Tey and Braintree, […]
Suffolk County Council announces £63m A12 highway improvement proposals
Suffolk County Council has unveiled a full planning application for a package of highway improvements worth in the region of £63 million along the A12. The works will be between the A12/A14 Seven Hills Junction and Woods Lane junction north of Woodbridge. They aim to enhance transport connectivity, safety, and accessibility for all users, including […]
Essex: A120 in Harwich to be reduced to 50mph
Overnight works will take place this summer on the A120 in Essex between Horsley Cross roundabout and Parkeston ahead of plans to introduce a 50mph speed limit. National Highways have confirmed that the eight-mile stretch of road will now have a new reduced limit. This comes after lobbying by Harwich councillor Ivan Henderson who previously described the section between Horsley […]
Jenoptik to provide major safety boost for Essex A-road
A key route across north Essex will benefit from a new scheme which aims make the road safer for road users and those living nearby. Work started yesterday on improvements to the A120, designed to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways works to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the […]
Essex: A120 speed limit could be cut from Marks Tey to Braintree
National Highways has revealed plans to cut the speed limit on a busy stretch of the A120 in Essex in a bid to reduce accidents. The agency is set to reduce the 60mph speed limit between Marks Tey and Braintree to 50mph and a consultation has been launched to that effect, says the Braintree & Witham Times. […]
MP calls for speed reduction on major road to port
A Conservative MP is calling for the speed limit on a single lane stretch of the A120 near the Port of Harwich to be cut from 60 to 50mph. Sir Bernard Jenkin, MP for Harwich and North Essex, is concerned about the safety on the road near the village of Wix where there have been […]
Councils unite in support of A120 upgrade route
Councils have re-stated the importance of upgrading part of the A120 to a dual carriageway between Braintree and the A12. ECC, together with Braintree District Council, is also urging National Highways to press ahead with a widely supported route for the road. Essex County Council has already run a public consultation into proposed routes for the […]
GRAHAM unveils ‘fascinating’ archaeological finds along new A120 route
Archaeological digs as part of the A120 Little Hadham Bypass and Flood Alleviation scheme have revealed an intriguing insight into a 2000-year-old lost settlement. The archaeological excavations were carried out over the summer and autumn months of 2019, in preparation for the construction of the new A120 route around the Hertfordshire village of Little Hadham. […]