Monday 23 March will see Garden Town partners, Essex County Council, begin works on improvements to three key junctions along Harlow’s First Avenue corridor.
Part of the Garden Town and wider Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan for Harlow, the works across Park Lane, Momples Road and Howard Way aim to improve pedestrian and cycle connections to the Town Centre.
Harlow has already seen recent improvements in its cycling and walking infrastructure with the upgrades from Burnt Mill roundabout to the Town Centre now completed alongside new bus lanes for quicker public transport links.
After a public consultation last summer, Park Lane will be the first junction under construction with Momples Road to follow before concluding with Howard Way.
Essex County Council are aiming to finish all works by the end of June 2026 and their current schedule for construction looks like this:
The majority of the works on Park Lane and Momples Road will be undertaken during the day (8am to 5pm).
Final surfacing and road markings will be carried out at night (7pm – 5am).
Works on Howard Way will be carried out overnight (7pm to 5am) to minimise disruption and ensure the safety of the public and workers.
Access to properties will be maintained at all times via diversion routes.
The anticipated road closures are as follows:
• Park Lane – Closure at the junction with First Avenue for approximately three weeks, starting on Monday 23 March. A diversion route will be in place via First Avenue, School Lane and Park Lane
• Momples Road – Closure at the junction with First Avenue for approximately three weeks. A diversion route will be in place via First Avenue, Howard Way and Momples Road
• Howard Way – A combination of overnight lane closures and road closures over approximately four weeks. During closures, a diversion route will be in place via First Avenue, the A414, Edinburgh Way and Howard Way Footway closures will also be required at various times during construction but footway diversion will be in place to maintain pedestrian access.
