A414 Harlow to Chelmsford
Categories
- Capital Investment - Essex, Southend & Thurrock, More than £2m, LGF1
Approval Status
Project removed from LGF programme
Delivery Status
Project removed from LGF programme
Expected Completion Date
Project removed from LGF programme
To deliver a package of schemes to provide highway capacity, passenger transport and safety improvements for the Chelmsford to Harlow corridor. The following top five priority improvements were identified;
- Widford Roundabout – extend and formalise 2 lane approach and departure;
- Four Wantz Roundabout – resize roundabout and improve lane designation;
- Signalise Four Wantz Roundabout;
- Ban right turn into Hastingwood Road; and
- Public Transport – Liaise with bus operators to increase frequency of services.
Project update
This project was considered by Accountability Board on 15th February 2019 and the decision was made to remove the project from the LGF Programme. The budget for this project initially consisted of a £2.173m LGF allocation and a contribution of £2.173m from Essex County Council. Essex County Council have now indicated that their stated contribution is no longer available and, as a result, the project is no longer deliverable in its entirety. A number of options were considered for progressing the project, including reducing the scope. However, it was concluded that part delivery of the project would not deliver sufficient benefit and that the project should either be delivered in its entirety, or not at all. This has resulted in the removal of the project from the LGF Programme, however, Essex County Council will revisit the scheme should sufficient funding be identified to deliver the project in full. The £2.173m of LGF funding which was allocated to the project will be reallocated to LGF3b pipeline projects.
Capital Programme delivery update
Take a look at our update on the delivery of the Local Growth Fund (LGF) and Growing Places Fund (GPF) capital programmes.
£579m of investment to East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Medway, Southend and Thurrock
In total the SELEP Growth Deal with Government has brought £579m of investment to East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Medway, Southend and Thurrock. Over the lifetime of the Growth Deal (2015-2021) we aim to deliver 78,000 jobs and 29,000 homes across the SELEP area, with the Deal set to attract a further £960m of investment into the South East over the six year period.