Residents around Beechwood Avenue and Styvechale Avenue have received letters from Coventry City Council to warn of potential disruption while work is carried out to install new highway gullies and kerb drains. The work will be carried out for approximately three weeks from 1 September, between the hours of 7.30am and 4.30pm. More details are in …
Category: Transport
New parking restrictions for Arden Street
Wrong signs blunder in new residents’ parking scheme in Earlsdon
From Coventry Telegraph: Cars wrongly ticketed admits red-faced council after signs were put up the wrong way or were the wrong size Source: Wrong signs blunder in new residents’ parking scheme in Earlsdon
Ten-week closure of A429 Coventry Road, Kenilworth
Warwickshire County Council has made a Temporary Traffic Order closing A429 Coventry Road, Kenilworth from 3 Crackley Crescent to 13 Crackley Cottages, a distance of approximately 250 metres, to vehicular traffic. The closure is required to facilitate the construction of a new sewer. The work is now scheduled to commence 20 July 2015 with anticipation …
Anarchy Bridge Closure Update
From North Earlsdon Neighbourhood Association: Thanks to Councillor Taylor who has been able to obtain more detail about the planned bridge closure – “I have made some enquiries and can confirm that the Council’s Structures team are resurfacing the section of bridge maintained by CCC over 2-3 consecutive night time closures later this month. The TTRO, …
Cable work underway
The impact of electricity cabling work is now being experienced by residents and road users in streets across Earlsdon. As ECHO went to press Kensington Road was closed, with access for residents only and Westwood Road was due to be affected, while works in Spencer Avenue were due to be completed at the end of …
Further changes to bus routes through Earlsdon
Another revision to local bus routes is planned to take effect from 23 March. These have come about in response to the anticipated disruption on Warwick Road caused by the Friargate development work which starts then. The bus operator National Express intends diverting the number 18A service, which currently runs to Tile Hill via Warwick …
Common work will benefit cyclists and pedestrians
The plans we reported in October last year for changes to the roads, cycle paths and footpaths around Hearsall Common are now being put into effect, with work having started in mid-January and continuing for the next few months. The downside over the first three months or so of the year is significant delays …
Cable work disruption
Work is now under way in the area on a major £9m initiative to improve electricity supplies to the south of Coventry. It involves upgrading equipment in major substations and laying 6km of 132,000 volt cable between Hearsall Common and Whitley, which will help to safeguard supply to around 33,000 customers and allow for future …
A45 – will the pain be worth the gain?
A45 – WILL THE PAIN BE WORTH THE GAIN? Major road works at the junction of Kenilworth Road with the A45 Fletchamstead/Kenpas Highway started early in the new year and have now been in progress for several weeks. In the short term this has caused considerable disruption with large tailbacks during peak times, affecting worst …