Road Closure

As many of you will have noticed the closure of Birchanger Lane to install fibre is well under way. At the moment the closure is between Tot Lane and High View, and will proceed along the lane as the work progresses over the next few weeks. Access to residents will be maintained and the road will be reopened at night. The work will end on 20th December but will continue in January.

Parking will still be allowed, but some residents may be asked to move their vehicles if the work requires it.

The Parish Council has asked that better signage about the closures is provided. We have also asked the contractors for more details about what part of the lane is affected when.

We have, not surprisingly, been unable to clarify what is planned for our bus route. The contractor claims that they have paid money for the route to be updated (whatever that means); Trustybus say they need to hear from Essex. Essex, at a recent meeting, claimed that it's Trustybus's duty to check when road closures are taking place and to provide some publicity. We will keep trying.

The date and purpose of the roadworks are described at https://roadworks.org?tm=111920122.