Residents urge Lower Thames Crossing expedition
A petition of residents of the constituency of Sevenoaks, including Swanley and the Dartford Villages, have declared that the lower Thames crossing is “crucial to easing the relentless congestion at the Dartford crossing, which impacts thousands of residents every day.” The petition further declares that recent disruptions across the Dartford Villages, Swanley, Crockenhill, South Darenth, and […]
Beat the Street initiative comes Braintree
Braintree District Council is excited to announce the arrival of the Beat the Street initiative across the Braintree district. Beat the Street is a game that encourages residents of all ages to walk, cycle and scoot their way to better health. Starting on 5 March 2025, Beat the Street will transform the Braintree district into […]
Braintree District Council awards £10,000 to Greenway North Essex for new cycling network
Braintree District Council in Essex has granted planning permission and awarded £10,000 to Greenway North Essex, a community group committed to creating safe, all-weather cycle routes that connect villages and smaller towns. The funding will support Greenway North Essex’s ambition of establishing a cycle route connecting Kelvedon, Coggeshall, Earls Colne and Halstead. This project forms […]
Essex bus gate gets automated enforcement
Enforcement by camera at a bus gate in the Essex town of Clacton-on-Sea is being introduced after a two week period of issuing warning notices. The enforcement of the bus gate at Pier Avenue iwas requested by Essex Police on safety grounds due to the number of vehicles contravening the current restriction and causing safety issues at the […]
A12 roadworks completed
Two years of roadworks on the A12 near Colchester have been completed, with a concrete road surface replaced. The reconstruction, which involved completely removing the concrete road surface and some of the foundations, before rebuilding the road and resurfacing it with asphalt, was due to be completed late last year or early this year but […]
A12 upgrade in doubt as £1.3 billion revamp ‘under review’
The £1.3 billion revamp of one of the busiest routes in the east of England is now uncertain following a government announcement of a review into transport infrastructure. National Highways had been planning to expand the A12, which runs between Chelmsford and the A120 near Colchester in Essex, from two lanes to three in each […]
Octavius awarded new £27m Link Road for Essex County Council
Octavius has been awarded the first phase of the new A1331 near Colchester to the east of the University of Essex. The project will provide a 1.8km dual carriageway road between a new roundabout on the A133 and the new ‘Allen’s Farm Roundabout’ to the north. The project provides the initial infrastructure for the planned […]
Southend councillor vows to continue average speed camera campaign
A councillor in Essex will not give up on his campaign until average speed cameras on a busy Southend street are put in place. In March last year Southend Council agreed to the installation of average speed cameras in Eastern Avenue from its junction with Hamstel Road to its junction with Sutton Road, says the Southend Echo. […]
A12 Margaretting Bypass project completed
National Highways’ work on the £75 million A12 Margaretting Bypass scheme in Essex has been completed – with the road now open to drivers. Work to repair the existing concrete road, that had to come to end of its serviceable life, began in February 2023. It involved installing a new, quieter, asphalt surface for the […]
M25: Thurrock Council to fine yellow box blockers at Purfleet Interchange
Thurrock Council in Essex has been given new powers to fine drivers who block an M25 roundabout junction, handing out fines for drivers who block the yellow box junctions at the Purfleet Interchange, junction 31 of the motorway. The council has been granted the powers to deal with the issue of blocked junctions which can […]