A120 Braintree (Panners Interchange to Marks Farm) maintenance work

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• 28 May 2024

  A120 Stansted and Panner’s Great Notley Interchange work, June 2024

  We’re refreshing the road markings on the A120 between Stansted and Panner’s Great Notley Interchange​. Once complete, drivers will benefit from a safer, better-defined road surface. 

  We plan to carry out the work for 11 weeks starting Monday 24 June. Work will be carried out on weeknights only, working between 8pm and 6am, weather conditions permitting. 

  Closures and diversions 

  Closure	Dates	Diversion
  A120 eastbound between Dunmow south Interchange and Blake End Interchange	Monday 24 June – Wednesday 10 July	Eastbound traffic will be diverted of the A120 at Dunmow south interchange onto the B1256 (Chelmsford Road/Dunmow bypass) and merge onto Braintree Road to Blake End Interchange and rejoin the A120 (Diversion map 1)
  A120 eastbound between Bassingbourne roundabout and Dunmow south interchange	Thursday 11 July – 8 August	Traffic wishing to travel on the A120 will be diverted from the M11 (Birchanger Green roundabout) onto the B1246 (Stortford Road/Dunmow bypass) to rejoin the A120 at Dunmow south Interchange (Diversion map 2)
  A120 westbound between Dunmow west interchange and Priory Wood roundabout	Friday 9 August – Tuesday 27 August (dates subject to change)	Westbound traffic will be diverted off the A120 at Dunmow west interchange along the B1256 to Birchanger Green roundabout (Diversion map 3)
  A120 eastbound between Dunmow South Interchange and Panner’s Great Notley Interchange	Wednesday 28 August – Monday 2 September (dates subject to change)	Eastbound traffic will be diverted of the A120 at Dunmow south interchange and onto the B1008 (Chelmsford Road) then A131 before rejoining the A120 at Great Notley Interchange (Diversion map 4)

  Future work in the area 

  Additionally, we will be upgrading the LED street lights at various locations on the A120 between Stansted and Great Dunmow.

  LED lights are better for the environment and use far less energy to produce the same amount of light. They also last longer and require less maintenance, meaning fewer road closures to fix lighting in the future.     

   

  This work is currently scheduled to take place between August and September. Surveys for upgrading the LED street lighting will take place during the road marking work. 

• 26 January 2024

  Work restarts in February 2024

  We are now moving into phase 2 of our essential improvement work on the A120 between Panners Interchange and Galleys Corner Roundabout.

  Our work will now focus on replacing the safety barrier on the A120 across the railway bridge. This will ensure the A120 remains in a safe and serviceable condition.

  We plan to complete this work over around 4 weeks between Monday 5 February and 6 March 2024. We will be working weeknights only between 8pm and 6am, weather permitting.

  Closures and diversions

  To carry out the work safely, we will need to close the A120, one direction at a time, and divert traffic on the following dates:

  Closure	Date/Time	Diversion
  A120 Galleys Corner Roundabout to Panners Interchange, westbound only.	Monday 5 to Tuesday 6 February.     Then Friday 16 February to Monday 4 March 2024	A120 westbound traffic will be diverted via the A12 southbound at junction 25 to exit at junction 19 and follow the A130 and A131 before re-joining the A120 at Panners Interchange to continue their journey.
  A120 Panners Interchange to Galleys Corner Roundabout, eastbound only.	Tuesday 6 to Thursday 15 February   Then Monday 5 to Tuesday 6 March 2024	A120 eastbound traffic will be diverted via Panners Interchange onto the A131 and A130 before joining the A12 at junction 19 and exit at junction 25 before rejoining the A120.

   

  Eastbound diversion

   

  Westbound diversion

  Please note: Properties and businesses located in the vicinity of the A120 between Panners Interchange and Galleys Corner Roundabout may experience construction noise during the work from Monday 5 February. Additionally, laybys will be closed from 4 February. We will ensure that measures are taken to keep noise levels to a minimum and aim to complete the noisier tasks earlier in the night, where possible. Thank you for your patience during this time.

• 31 October 2023

  Project update, phase 2

  We have now completed Phase 1 of our work.

  We will be returning in late January 2024 to carry out Phase 2, which will focus on installing the safety barrier.

  Please visit this page for further updates.

• 17 May 2023

  Upcoming A120 closures for phase 1 work

  We plan to complete this work over 5 months between Tuesday 11 April and mid-September 2023. We'll be working between 8pm and 6am week-nights, weather conditions permitting.

  Closure	Date/time	Diversion
  A120 Panners Interchange to Marks Farm – eastbound only.	Monday 24 April to Friday 4 August, weeknights only.	A120 eastbound traffic will be diverted via Panners Interchange onto the A131 and A130 before joining the A12 at junction 19 to continue their journey
  A120 Marks Farm to Panners Interchange – westbound only.	Monday 7 August to Friday 8 September.	Westbound traffic will be diverted via the A12 at junction 25 towards junction 19, onto the A130 and along the A131 before re-joining the A120 at Braintree to continue their journey

  There will also be a 40mph speed restriction during the day.

  Please note: Properties and businesses located in the vicinity of the A120 between Panners Interchange and Marks Farm Roundabout may experience construction noise during the works from Monday 24 April. We will ensure that measures are taken to keep noise levels to a minimum and aim to complete the noisier tasks earlier in the night, where possible. Thank you for your patience during this time.