A127 Bell Junction works landed with extra £200k costs after holes found under road
Work on the A127 Bell junction hit delays after holes were found beneath the road - adding £200,000 to the cost of the work.
A slip road into Rochford Road at the junction in Westcliff was due to be completed in February but has only been opened intermittently since March 22.
Despite the setback, the council says it is still on target to finish the work to speed up traffic through the busy junction by the summer.
Ron Woodley, deputy leader of Southend Council said: “It is going reasonably well. The only hold-up we’ve had is that the road was built on concrete slabs and over the years you get voids underneath.