Main works to upgrade M11 Junction 8 The next phase of a project to improve safety and reduce congestion on the M11 at Junction 8 near Bishops Stortford started in July. Following completion of preliminary investigatory work, the existing A120 roundabout will now be removed ahead of the construction of a new traffic-light controlled junction. To support the improvement works, contractor John Sisk & Son will implement traffic management for work on the roundabout and a revised road layout, including a lane closure running on the westbound approach to the A120 Roundabout. Cllr Lesley Wagland OBE, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Economic Renewal, Infrastructure and Planning, said: “Throughout the works we will look to minimise disruption wherever possible and we thank drivers for their patience while the works take place.” The M11 Junction 8 scheme, led by Essex County Council, will improve access between the M11 and A120, as well as London Stansted and nearby communities. It will also reduce congestion and improve capacity on the M11 Junction 8 exit slip road and the A120. In addition, a toucan crossing will cross the A120 and new footways and cycleways will be installed, making it easier and safer to walk and cycle. For more information about the scheme, visit: www.essexhighways.org/m11-junction-8-improvementscheme.
BEWARE—Request from North Weald and District Angling Society This is a polite but important request from North Weald and District Angling Society, requesting that Parents of children in the village please impress upon them the dangers of swimming in the golf club lakes. It should be noted that there are quite a few illnesses that can be caught from swimming in open waters, including symptoms such as diarrhoea and vomiting, blood poisoning (getting cuts from rocks and branches), also the dreaded POLIO has started to rear its head again. They understand it may look fun and inviting but not only is it dangerous, as a club they spend lots of money on the club waters and of course it is on private property.
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