Thursday 15 May 2003

ROAD CLOSURE NOTIFICATION

Region & Route:
| Southern
Network Rail’s £184m West Anglia Route Modernisation project (WARM) has reached the railway line between Waltham Cross, Roydon and Hertford East.  The work in this area forms the fifth stage of the project and in order to upgrade the signalling system a number of level crossings will be either closed with road diversions put in place or controlled by local traffic management while the work is taking place. FULL ROAD CLOSURES Saturday 17th May 22.00hrs to midnight Sunday 18th May Roydon level crossing – next to Roydon station Diversion - signposted while the road is closed.  For northbound traffic via B181 (High Street), Harlow Road/Roydon Road, A1169 (Elizabeth Way), A414. (Firth Avenue/Allende Avenue), Eastwick Road, B181 Roydon Road.  For southbound traffic the route will be the reverse. Sunday 18 May 01.00 to Midnight on Monday 26 May Ware level crossing - Amwell Road, next to the station Diversion via Viaduct Road for the whole week. HALF ROAD CLOSURES Sunday 18 May 01.30 – 04.00 Monday 19 May Sawbridgeworth level crossing– Sawbridgeworth Station Local traffic management on site to control traffic flow. Sunday 18 May 01.30 – 08.00 Monday 19 May St. Margarets level crossing – St Margarets Station Local traffic management on site to control traffic flow. Thursday 22 May 08.00 – 18.00 St. Margarets level crossing – St Margarets Station Local traffic management on site to control traffic flow during the day. HALF ROAD CLOSURES Thursday 22 May 19.00  – 05.00 Tuesday 27 May Essex Road level crossing, Hoddesdon Local traffic management on site to control traffic flow. Windmill Lane level crossing – adjacent to Cheshunt railway station Local traffic management on site to control traffic flow. Wharf Road level crossing – Wormley Local traffic management on site to control traffic flow Roydon level crossing adjacent to station Local traffic management on site to control traffic flow.

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