Plans to close London Road over summer slammed by MP and councillors
News / Wed 6th Jun 2018 am30 08:16am
PLANS by Essex County Council (ECC) to close a major road in Harlow have been slammed by Harlow’s MP and local councillors.
ECC issued a public notice detailing closure of London Road in Old Harlow in order to help development of the Newhall development.
The news came as a shock to residents who are concerned that traffic will be a nightmare.
Old Harlow councillor Joel Charles said: “I am extremely disappointed about the plan to enforce a temporary closure of London Road.
“Newhall residents will face significant disruption at peak times. Essex County Council should revise the roadworks plan immediately.”
Robert Halfon MP said: “The Council are creating a Berlin Wall between Old Harlow and Newhall, and the rest of the town. The closure of London Road is a terrible decision and will cause havoc for traffic.”
condor
2018-06-06 08:50:26
I'm assuming that cyclists and pedestrians will benefit from this arrangement; If not, why not?
JerryFromQueens
2018-06-06 11:34:55
Yeah... I'm not sure this qualifies as the Berlin Wall because there'll be no gun towers and people won't be shot for crossing it.
MickyB77
2018-06-10 06:34:21
jfq. Moronic, as usual. More imagination than a sci-fi comic. Probably a spotty youth.
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