COUNTY COUNCIL

THE HERTFORDSHIRE (TEMPORARY CLOSING AND TEMPORARY WAITING RESTRICTIONS IN VARIOUS ROADS IN , GREAT , WILLIAN, OFFLEY, PIRTON, LANGLEY, ST PAULS WALDEN AND WHITWELL) ORDER 2020

NOTICE is given that Hertfordshire County Council intends to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, to prohibit all vehicular traffic from using the following lengths of roads (“the Roads”), except for access and to prohibit all vehicles from waiting at any time on both sides of these lengths of Roads whilst works are in progress:-

1. that length of Road, Baldock from its junction with A507 North Road north eastwards to its junction with Ashwell Road, a distance of approximately 1022 metres.

An alternative route will be via A507 (North Road/Great North Road), Newnham Road, Ashwell Road, Newnham Way, West End, High Street, Kingsland Way, Ashwell Street, Claybush Road and Ashwell Road.

2. that length of Arch Road/Willian Road, Great Wymondley and Wymondley Road, Willian from its junction with the Road/Blakemore End Road roundabout north eastwards and north westwards to its junction with Willian Road, a distance of approximately 3531 metres.

An alternative route will be via Stevenage Road, B197 (Graveley Road/High Street/Jacks Hill), A505 (Baldock Bypass/Letchmore Gate), Baldock Lane and Willian Road.

3. that length of Road, Offley from its junction with Offley Hill south westwards, westwards and south westwards to its junction with Lilleyhoo Lane, a distance of approximately 1456 metres.

An alternative route will be via Offley Hill, A505 (Offley Bypass/Moormead Hill/Offley Road), B655 (Pirton Road/ Road/ Road/Barton Road), Lilley Road, Hexton Road, East Street, West Street, Lilley Bottom and Hollybush Hill.

4. that length of Hitchin Road, Pirton from its junction with B655 Hexton Road north westwards to its junction with Walnut Tree Road, a distance of approximately 2578 metres.

An alternative route will be via B655 Pirton Road, A505 (Upper Tilehouse Street/Old Park Road/Bedford Road) A600 Bedford Road, Holwell Road, Pirton Road, Waterloo Lane, Holwell Road, West Lane, Shillington Road, Priors Hill and Hitchin Road or via Hitchin Road, Priors Hill, Shillington Road, West Lane, Holwell Road, Waterloo Lane, Pirton Road, Holwell Road, A600 Bedford Road, A505 (Bedford Road/Paynes Park/ Upper Tilehouse Street) and B655 Pirton Road.

5. that length of B651 Whitwell Road, Langley/St Pauls Walden and B651 Hitchin Road, Whitwell from its junction with B656 London Road south westwards to its junction with B651 High Street, a distance of approximately 4304 metres.

An alternative route will be via B656 (London Road/Hitchin Road/High Street/ Road/Link Road/Church Street), A1000 Bypass Road, B197 (Welwyn Bypass Road/Digswell Hill/Great North Road), B653 (Brocket Road/Marford Road/Cory Wright Way/Codicote Road) and B651 (Lamer Lane/Ballslough Hill/High Street/Hitchin Road/Horn Hill/High Street).

The Order is needed because works are proposed to be executed on or near the Roads.

If the Order is made, it shall come into force on 21 September 2020 for a period of up to 18 months. However, the restrictions specified shall only take effect at the times indicated by signs on or near the Roads.

A copy of the proposed Order may be inspected free of charge at County Hall, between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm (excluding weekends, bank and public holidays).

If you have any queries about the proposed Order please contact Jordan Gadd tel. 0300 123 4047 at Hertfordshire County Council.

County Hall 3 September 2020 Hertford Mark Kemp Herts Director of Environment & SG13 8DN Infrastructure