Gallows Corner’s reopening put back… again Essex & Suffolk Water now expects to have all its work at the junction completed by mid-October

Tests uncovered further repair to work carried out to the water main, which had been damaged when it was first laid in’.

The work will need to be done in the area of the carriageway that has already been excavated, meaning the work will not extend beyond this area’s boundaries - although it’s not immediately apparent where it will be to visible to anyone using the A127 at’.

Where: Gallows Corner, A127; (eastbound from Ilford, Chadwell Heath and Goodmayes); Where are they working? Cllr Keith Prince, who is a London Assembly Member for Havering and Redbridge, said he has continued lobbying TfL so it would ‘guarantee’ residents had a delivery date of closure from the company. ‘ Essex & Suffolk Water issued a statement which reads “The company is focused on completing the remaining works and restoring full access to the road network as quickly as possible.”

Full article Exclusive: Gallows Corner Delayed Yet Again As Completion Date Pushed Back To Mid October.

(Image: Peter Barrett)