Hemel Hempstead road faces six weeks of disruption as gas works are planned
Part of Three Cherry Trees Lane in Hemel Hempstead is due to be closed for works lasting six weeks as part of a series of road restrictions planned across the town.
Hertfordshire County Council has announced that the work to replace a gas main will begin on November 25, affecting a stretch of Three Cherry Trees Lane measuring approximately 130 metres from its junction with the B487 Redbourn Road roundabout.
A diversion will take drivers via Redbourn Road, Swallowdale Lane and Three Cherry Trees Lane. The restrictions will only apply on the days and at the times indicated by traffic signs.
Another gas main replacement scheme will affect Longlands, with a section near the A414 St Albans Road due to close from November 23. The work is scheduled to take three weeks, with a diversion via St Albans Road, Leverstock Green Road and Adeyfield Road.
Part of the A4147 Redbourn Road is also due to close from November 27 for seven days while a gas main is replaced. The affected section runs north-westwards from the Swallowdale Lane roundabout for approximately 276 metres, with access excepted. A diversion will be in place via Swallowdale Lane, Maylands Avenue, St Albans Road, Leighton Buzzard Road and the Link Road.
Other planned restrictions include:
- Ashtree Way and Branksome Close: Six days of works from November 25. Access will be maintained wherever possible, but no alternative route is available for Branksome Close.
- Adeyfield Gardens and Hobletts Road: Six days of restrictions from November 23, including a temporary footpath closure.
- Meadow Way and Wood Lane End: Two days of works from November 23, with no alternative route specified for Wood Lane End.
- Highfield Road, Wigginton: A one-day closure from November 19 for utility works.
Further closures already ordered include Chambersbury Lane, scheduled for 26 days of utility works from November 9, and Crawley Drive, due to close for five days for electrical connection works. Several roads in Berkhamsted, including sections of Shootersway, Oak Wood and Dennys Lane, are also affected by gas main replacement works.
Meanwhile, Dacorum Borough Council has received several planning applications, including proposals for a two-storey front extension and garage demolition at 26A North Road, Berkhamsted, and a rear extension and new windows at 34 Trooper Road, Aldbury.
An application has also been made for internal alterations at The Red Lion, Leighton Buzzard Road, Water End. The Rudolf Steiner School in Kings Langley has applied to vary eight conditions attached to an earlier planning permission.
The planning applications and more can be viewed on the Public Notice Portal.