Wickford High Street Parts of two busy Wickford roads are set to be pedestrianised for a trial period. Essex County Council have confirmed motor vehicles will be prohibited from stretches of Wickford High Street and Market Road one day every week. The High Street will be off limits from its junction with Station Approach to its link-up with the A129 London Road. Market Road, meanwhile, cannot be entered from its junction with the High Street. The new restrictions, which are described as an experiment, will apply every Saturday between 5am and 6pm. The regulations are set to come into force from May 8 and are due to last for a maximum of 18 months.
Wickford High Street Parts of two busy Wickford roads are set to be pedestrianised for a trial period. Essex County Council have confirmed motor vehicles will be prohibited from stretches of Wickford High Street and Market Road one day every week. The High Street will be off limits from its junction with Station Approach to its link-up with the A129 London Road. Market Road, meanwhile, cannot be entered from its junction with the High Street. The new restrictions, which are described as an experiment, will apply every Saturday between 5am and 6pm. The regulations are set to come into force from May 8 and are due to last for a maximum of 18 months.
Roadworks are set to cause disruption for Southend motorists in the coming days. Vehicles will be unable to travel to Scarborough Drive from its junction with the busy London Road and Manchester Drive due to new gas connection works taking place. Southend Council has confirmed the temporary closure is scheduled to be put into action from 8am on February 8, with the works expected to take until February 12. Alternative routes will be put in place, although the improvements could result in a build-up of traffic. New gas connections works will also take place in the same time period on Lord Roberts Avenue, Leigh.