Plans to introduce 30mph speed limit on road in Ongar

A notice from Essex County Council in this week’s Guardian outlines the plan to make the change on High Ongar Road, which is currently designated national speed limit.

Representations on the proposal are currently being sought, but if the plan is approved the 30mph limit will be introduced on the length of High Ongar Road, in the parishes of High Ongar/Ongar.

The new limit would be introduced from its western junction with the Chelmsford Road (A414), northwards, eastwards and southwards for the entire length to its eastern junction with the Chelmsford Road, including all side roads.

Meanwhile, an order came into force on March 4 for the phased temporary closure of various sections of roads in Epping Forest.

The order lasts for 18 months, but exact dates when work is due to take place will be specified on one.network.

The roads affected are:

B181 Epping Road/High Road, North Weald Bassett - from its junction with Kiln Road for a distance of approximately 258 metres north-easterly.

B181 High Road, North Weald Bassett – from its junction with School Green Lane to its junction with A414, a distance of approximately 751m.

Tomswood Road, Chigwell – from its junction with New Forest Lane to the end of highway boundary, a distance of approximately 373m.

A section of Oakwood Hill, in Loughton, is set to close for four nights from March 15 for roadworks. The restrictions are due to be in place from 8pm until 5am each night.

Part of The Readings, in Harlow, is due to be temporarily closed to traffic from March 16 due to roadworks. This closure is scheduled to last for seven days.

A briefer one-day closure is due to take place in a section of Hoe Lane, Lambourne, on March 28.

The dates when all these works take place may change and any variation will be shown on road signs and/or one the one.network.

For full details of these and other notices, visit the public notices section of our website.