Watford and Three Rivers District - Temporary Road Closures due to Bridge Inspection, Utility Works, Resurfacing, Footbridge Repairs, and Gas Main Replacement
What is happening?
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
(TEMPORARY CLOSING OF RADLETT ROAD, WATFORD) ORDER NO.2 2025
NOTICE is given that Hertfordshire County Council intends to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, to prohibit all vehicular traffic from using that length of Radlett Road, Watford from its junction with Ebury Road north eastwards for a distance of approximately 50m (“the Road”).
Alternative Route: Via Radlett Road, Queens Road, Woodford Road, Clarendon Road, A411 Beechen Grove, A4008 Stephenson Way, Colonial Way and Radlett Road or via Radlett Road, Colonial Way, A4008 Stephenson Way, A411 (Beechen Grove/Exchange Road/Beechen Grove), Loates Lane, Lord Street, Queens Road, The Broadway, Queens Road and Radlett Road.
Reason: Bridge inspection works.
Effective Date: 18 May 2025
Duration: Up to 18 months (as needed)
Contact: Nicola Welsh (01132 775360, Centurion Traffic Management) or Dawn Collins (0300 123 4047, HCC)
(TEMPORARY CLOSING OF TUDOR AVENUE, WATFORD) ORDER 2025
To close Tudor Avenue from its junction with Tudor Walk to its junction with Colne Way (approx. 45m), except for access.
Alternative Route: Via Tudor Avenue, Douglas Avenue, Woodmere Avenue and Colne Way or via A41 (North Western Avenue), Woodmere Avenue, Douglas Avenue and Tudor Avenue.
Reason: Utility service works
Effective Date: 25 May 2025
Contact: Caitlin Curry (03700 500 792, Sunbelt Rentals) or Dawn Collins (0300 123 4047, HCC)
(TEMPORARY CLOSING AND TEMPORARY WAITING RESTRICTIONS IN WHIPPENDELL ROAD AND CASSIOBURY PARK AVENUE, WATFORD) ORDER 2025
Closures:
Whippendell Road from Hagden Lane to Harwoods Road (approx. 564m)
Cassiobury Park Avenue from A412 Rickmansworth Road westwards (approx. 50m)
Alternative Routes:
Whippendell: Hagden Lane, A4145, A412 and Harwoods Road
Cassiobury Park Avenue: A412 Rickmansworth Road, Shepherds Road
Reason: Works on/near the Roads
Effective Date: 24 May 2025
Contact: Michael Maxwell (0300 123 4047, Ringway)
(TEMPORARY CLOSING OF HARTHALL LANE, ABBOTS LANGLEY) ORDER NO.2 2025
Harthall Lane closed from Bedmond Road for 332m south westwards.
Alternative Route: Bedmond Road, Hyde Lane, Railway Terrace
Reason: Utility service works
Effective Date: 28 May 2025
Contact: Caitlin Curry (0370 050 0792, Sunbelt Rentals) or Laura Jolley (0300 123 4047, HCC)
(TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES ON VARIOUS ROADS IN WATFORD) ORDER 2025
1. Closure: Cassiobury Park Avenue (from A412 Rickmansworth Road, 40m)
2. Closure: Westbound carriageway of A412 Rickmansworth Road (approx. 30m)
3. No right turn from A412 Rickmansworth Road into Cassiobury Park Avenue
Alternative Routes: A412 Rickmansworth Road, A4178, A4145, Hagden Lane, Shepherds Road
Reason: Replacement of gas mains
Effective Date: 26 May 2025
Contact: Samuel Gasson-Cox (01379 676 462, TMO Highways) or Dawn Collins (0300 123 4047, HCC)
(TEMPORARY CLOSING OF THE FOOTBRIDGE OVER A41 NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD) ORDER 2025
Footbridge from Leggatts Rise across A41 closed (approx. 90m).
Provision: Shuttle bus will be provided.
Reason: Works on footbridge
Effective Date: 12 May 2025
Duration: Up to 6 months
Contact: Kelly Coupland (07397 057744, Octavius Infrastructure) or Dawn Collins (0300 123 4047, HCC)
(TEMPORARY CLOSING OF BUS LANE & FOOTWAY ON A412 ST ALBANS ROAD, WATFORD) ORDER 2025
1. Bus lane closure: East side of A412 St Albans Road (230m)
2. Footway closure: East side of A412 (120m)
Alternative Routes: Main A412, west side footway
Reason: Resurfacing works
Effective Date: 12 May 2025
Contact: Hiten Gami (07341 121819, Berkeley Homes) or Dawn Collins (0300 123 4047, HCC)
(TEMPORARY CLOSING AND TEMPORARY WAITING RESTRICTIONS IN SHEPHERDS LANE, CHORLEYWOOD) ORDER 2025
Closure of Shepherds Lane from Stag Lane to Chiltern Drive (approx. 1205m).
No waiting on both sides during works.
Alternative Route: Stag Lane, Long Lane, A412, Church Lane
Reason: Roadworks
Effective Date: 12 May 2025
Contact: Ben Baylis (0300 123 4047, HCC)
(TEMPORARY CLOSING AND TEMPORARY WAITING RESTRICTIONS IN VARIOUS ROADS IN ABBOTS LANGLEY AND WATFORD) ORDER NO.2 2025
Closures:
Abbots Road (from Parsonage Close, 258m)
Parsonage Close (entire length)
Armand Close, Watford (entire length)
Access: Maintained for residents
No alternative routes
Reason: Works on/near roads
Effective Date: 12 May 2025
Contact: David Gilkes (0300 123 4047, HCC)
(TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES ON COLNE WAY, WATFORD) ORDER 2025
1. Closure: Colne Way from Woodmere Avenue (approx. 12m)
2. Suspension: One-way system on Colne Way (Woodmere Ave to Tudor Ave, approx. 272m) – two-way traffic temporarily allowed.
Alternative Route: Woodmere Ave, A41, Colne Way, Tudor Avenue
Reason: Utility works
Effective Date: 15 May 2025
Contact: Eileen O’Riordan (0345 357 2407, Affinity Water) or Dawn Collins (0300 123 4047, HCC)
(TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ESTCOURT ROAD, WATFORD) ORDER 2025
Closure: Estcourt Road from Gartlet Road (approx. 17m)
Alternative Route: Estcourt Rd, St Johns Rd, Queens Rd, Gladstone Rd, A411
Reason: Utility works
Effective Date: 12 May 2025
Contact: Eileen O’Riordan (0345 357 2407, Affinity Water) or Dawn Collins (0300 123 4047, HCC)
(TEMPORARY CLOSING OF A411 SLIP ROAD TO WATERFIELDS WAY, WATFORD) ORDER 2025
Closure: A411 southbound slip road (169m) from A4008 Stephenson Way to A411 Waterfields Way
Alternative Route: A4008 Stephenson Way & A411 Waterfields Way
Reason: Works
Effective Date: 12 May 2025
Contact: Tim Pearce (0300 123 4047, Ringway)
INSPECTION AND DATA NOTICE
A copy of the Orders may be inspected free of charge at County Hall, Hertford between the hours of 9am and 5pm (excluding weekends, bank and public holidays).
The making of Traffic Regulation Orders is a statutory function. Any personal data you provide in response will be treated as confidential and shared only with authorised parties involved in the statutory process. More details are available in the HCC Privacy Policy at hertfordshire.gov.uk.
9 May 2025
Mark Doran, Executive Director, Growth and Environment
Farnham House, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2ST
Need to publish a public notice?
If you need to publish a public notice, please contact Watford Observer directly at:
