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 […]
Essex County Council takes a different approach to getting people on their bikes
Essex County Council (ECC) is offering free adult cycling training across the county up until the end of March 2022. Working in partnership with the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP), the training is delivered by qualified cycling instructors. The beginners’ course comprises four 45-minute sessions and the confidence-boosting and advanced training comprises one two-hour session. […]
Essex County Council replaces over 10,000 streetlights with LEDs
More than 10,000 old-style streetlights in Essex have now been replaced with LED alternatives. We are moving at the speed of light to upgrade 82,000 streetlights, mainly in residential roads. The older lights are being replaced with LED, or light-emitting diode, technology, over three years. LED can save on average 60% energy usage and thousands […]
Gritter crews ready to keep Essex’s roads safe this winter
Essex County Council has reported that its winter service is up and running Essex Highways’ Winter Service is up and running with gritter crews ready to keep the roads of Essex safe. Crews will grit roads where necessary over the colder months, helping keep the county moving. The crews are responsible for gritting about 40% […]
New Essex County Council strategy to make walking the number one active travel choice in the region
Walking should be the natural, everyday choice, whether for shorter trips or as part of longer journeys according a new Essex Walking Strategy Short car trips are on the increase resulting in poorer air quality, more congestion, and a more sedentary population. County residents might assume that driving is always the most convenient choice, but […]
Essex residents supporting the future of active travel in the county
Essex have residents have backed the aims of the council’s Safer, Greener, Healthier Active Travel campaign with almost three quarters (74%) supporting prioritising and increasing space for walking whilst 66% support more space for cycling. In the report, on a county-wide level, traffic congestion, air pollution and road safety were top of concerns. The six-week […]
Colchester e-scooter trial is helping reduce car journeys, says report
Colchester’s e-scooter trial is helping create less journeys by car, according to new research by the company running the scheme. According to survey data from Spin, the micromobility unit of Ford Motor Company which is running the trial, 82% cof riders had opted to use an e-scooter instead of driving alone at least once. If […]
Major investment to upgrade 82,000 streetlights to LEDs in Essex
The county of Essex is set to make savings every year as it upgrades teh remaining of its 82,000 streetlights to LED. Installation of the remaining 82,000 LED lights started in May 2021 in Basildon and Chelmsford and the LEDs will be installed area by area until completion in 2024. Where the ad-hoc replacement of […]
Work on new dual carriage way linking A12 with Stansted Airport could start within four years
Work on a new dual carriageway link from A12 to Stansted could start in the next four years, a meeting has heard this week. The new road would then replace the existing A120 from Marks Tey to Braintree. Plans to build the new road from the A12 to Braintree, where it would link into the […]
Essex County Council proposes solution to high nitrogen dioxide levels on stretch of A127
Essex County Council has proposed a pedestrian and cyclist crossing scheme to improve air pollution in Basildon. A part of the A127 in Basildon and two areas to the south of it have been identified as exceeding legal limits for nitrogen dioxide. As a result, a scheme has been developed that will create shared pedestrian […]
