Essex: Traffic lights on damaged bridge accrue £367,000 bill
More than £365,000 has been spent running traffic lights on a bridge damaged five years ago, the BBC can reveal. The bill has been accumulated by National Highways on Severalls Lane bridge that runs over the A12 in northern Colchester, Essex. The structure was closed five days after the UK went into lockdown in March […]
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 […]
First residential electric vehicle chargers installed in Essex
The first residential electric vehicle chargers in Essex have now been installed. The chargers, which are located on Moulsham Street in Chelmsford and Wimpole Road in Colchester, are the first of 66 for the county. Further points will be installed over the next six months. They have been funded by £236,000 from the Government’s residential […]
Construction work to start to refurbish Romford’s Gallows Corner flyover
TfL has set out plans to completely renew and strengthen the ageing Gallows Corner flyover, which will allow the major structure to continue serving Londoners reliably for decades to come. Gallows Corner flyover was built in the 1970s as a temporary structure. It is now in a very poor condition and in urgent need of renewal. Speed and weight restrictions have been in place […]
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 […]