ON Friday 8 September the Tour of Britain race will start in Southend-on-Sea and arrive in Harlow at around 3.15pm via Water Lane. The race will finish at around 3.30pm along Third Avenue.

The Tour of Britain will become the biggest sporting event to ever take place in Harlow and will feature some of the world’s top riders.

On the day, there will need to be temporary road closures in operation along the route.

Most of these closures will be rolling road closures. This means as soon as the bikes in the race have passed, the roads will reopen.

There will be 2 roads as part of the finish route closed for long periods – part of Abercrombie Way and part of Third Avenue, but these will not close access to any residential areas.

The entrances to Northbrooks and Three Horseshoes Road from Third Avenue will also be closed with diversions and local access only signage in place. This will allow access for residents in those areas and to stop vehicles using residential areas as cut throughs.

All closures are likely to delay your journey or affect the route that you would normally make. Instead of driving, residents are asked to consider cycling or walking if this is possible.

Full list of road closures

The Tour of Britain road closures are (times for the rolling road closures are approximate and subject to change):

• Abercrombie Way (between Third Avenue and Pyenest Road) will be closed from 5am to 7pm
• A1025 Third Avenue (between Haydens Road and Katherines Way roundabout) will be closed from 5am to 7pm
• B1133 Water Lane will have a rolling road closure starting around 3.15pm
• Katherine’s Way will have a rolling road closure starting around 3.15pm

Information on Arriva bus services on Friday can be found athttps://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/harlow-%E2%80%93-tour-of-britain-cycle-race-8th-sept-2023

For more information on the event visit https://www.harlow.gov.uk/tour-britain