Waterhouses - Temporary Road Closure for Highway Signing and Lining Works

The County Council of Durham (C18a Buttons Bank, Wolsingham Road, Waterhouses) (Temporary Road Closure) Order 2026

The Council proposes to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended, to prohibit all vehicular traffic from proceeding on the following lengths of road. A 1.38 kilometre length of the C18a Buttons Bank, Wolsingham Road, Waterhouses between its junctions with the C18a Hamilton Row, Waterhouses and Unclassified road 26.2 Sandy Lonnen, High Wooley to enable highway signing and lining works to be undertaken. An alternative route will be available to vehicular traffic from the northern side of the closure from Hamilton Row Waterhouses, north on Ivesley Lane, south west on B6301 Hedley Hill Lane to Tow Law then south and east on A68 and continuing generally eastward on B6299 North Lane then north eastward onto Wolsingham Road leading to the southern side of the closure, and vice versa. The maximum duration of the Order is 18 months. The proposed works are required from Monday 9/11/2026 and for the duration of the works anticipated to be completed in around 15 days. On occasions, alternative dates for the closure may be necessary and these will be signed on site accordingly.

DATED: 22/10/2026

Helen Bradley Director of Legal & Democratic Services Rivergreen Centre, Aykley Heads Durham, DH1 5TS