As always you can unsubscribe at any time. We need to know what alternatives to this lengthy closure have been considered. Surrey. David O'Brien for Byfleet and West Byfleet. Woking road closure to cause disruption for drivers and pedestrians for 13 weeks #driving #news SurreyLive has asked the council and Hilton to clarify what went wrong. 5 Egley Road - Woking, England Starts at Feb 24, 2023 11:12am Until: Feb 24, 2023 12:02pm Severity: Minor. Investigate shared footway/cycleway between Chobham High Street and Woking Town Centre via Horsell Common Road. Drivers have the option to take the first exit to access the south side of Woking town centre, the second exit towards Woking Leisure Centre and Old Woking or the third exit towards Mayford and Guildford. The following utility works are on traffic sensitive routes or include a road closure, it is not an exhaustive list. Here's the latest from the travel service: A320 Victoria Way in both directions closed, very slow traffic due to unsafe building from Goldsworth Road to A324 Lockfield Drive. Drivers wishing to travel to the north side of Woking town centre (including Victoria Place, Victoria Way and Shoppers Car Parks): At the Turnoak rounabout (connecting Egley Road, Wych Hill Lane and Guildford Road), take the exit onto Wych Hill Lane. Further details are in our Privacy Policy at www.libdems.org.uk/privacy. Woking is a great place for WWF, offering excellent public transport links and local amenities alongside fantastic natural surroundings, Robert Hardy, Executive Director of operations, WWF-UK, Temporary road closure required at Victoria Arch for essential works, identifying buried objects such as underground pipes and cables and determining their condition, construction and direction. When in place, the diversions will be as follows: Drivers wishing to travel to the south side of Woking town centre(including Woking Train Station, Woking Walk-In Clinic and Woking Leisure Centre): Drivers wishing to travel to the north side of Woking town centre(including Victoria Place, Victoria Way and Shoppers Car Parks): The multi-million pound Victoria Arch widening scheme is mainly funded by the governments Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) and is administered by Homes England. Replace existing BT Open Reach pole to facilitate overhead spine cabling works. STL pipeline works access construction works. Exploratory ground surveys underneath the Victoria Arch railway bridge and at locations on the south-side of the bridge (incorporating Guildford Road, Victoria Road and Station Approach) will commence on Monday 6 June 2022 for three weeks. Wouldnt it be great if it was 13 weeks its still closed in April2021. Traffic management permit for works taking place on Chevington Villas, Traffic management permit for works taking place on Sunny Bank Villas, Remedial works of the pedestrian guardrail. If you enter your details on this website, the Liberal Democrats, locally and nationally, may use information in it, including your political views, to further our objectives, share it with our elected representatives and/or contact you in future using any of the means provided. Please visit one.network for the most up to date information. Woking: Victoria Way Stopping Up: Proposed stopping up order for Car Park ramp leading to Peacocks Shopping Centre, located off of Victoria Way. If you continue to browse this website we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies. Police tape is blocking off Victoria Way in Woking this afternoon. You now need to show photo ID when voting in person at a polling station. I am appalled that the County Council wants to close a section of Lockfield Drive for 13 weeks. Provision of pedestrian zone along Church Street East, Church Path and part of Christchurch Way. Yesterday, the County Council announced that Lockfield Drive, between Bampton Way and Robin Hood Roundabout, will be closed to repair a pedestrian bridge. I was very concerned to hear that panels had fallen off the newly built hotel, but hugely relieved that nobody was injured. Continue along Parley Drive until reaching the main roundabout. There are fears that the road closure of Lockfield Drive will result in the quiet roads of Goldsworth Park and St Johns being used as unofficial diversion routes. Investigate possibility of crossing point north of canal. If it does delay the opening, will Hilton be seeking compensation from the contractor, developer, or council? You now need to show photo ID when voting in person at a polling station. Will update. A statement on SCC's website reads: "The road needs to be closed to ensure the safety of the travelling public as well as the team working on site. Take the first exit onto Parley Drive and continue to the mini. Hilton has declined to answer any of SurreyLive's questions. In February last year, cladding was torn from a roof on Enterprise Place in Church Street East, Woking, after a night of fierce Storm Ciara winds. It is understood to have happened between Bampton Way and Denton Way, near the Robin Hood Roundabout. We have contacted Hilton press office for further details and will bring those to you as soon as possible. Woking Borough Council, Hilton and construction company Sir Robert McAlpine have refused to answer questions over the damaged Hilton Woking, leading to a call for more transparency from a councillor. If you have any queries about these works please visit our roadworks map. This page shows proposed temporary changes to the road and transport network and includes notices advertised both on site and in the relevant local newspaper. This is a huge diversion which will add a significant amount of time to motorists journeys. A320 Road is closed from Guildford Road to Lockfield Drive (A324) due to roadwork. There are fears that the road closure of Lockfield Drive will result in the quiet roads of Goldsworth Park and St John's being used as unofficial diversion routes. Surrey County Council will be closing a section of Lockfield Drive for 13 weeks from 21st September. Road Closed TYPE:Construction Serious Road closure scheduled 07/02/2023 - 07/04/2023 due to Roadworks / License - Roadworks work Road Closed TYPE:Construction Serious User Reports Traffic Jam on B4058 Bristol South West B4058 By Anonymous 8 22 hours ago ", The force responded: "If in the Woking/Knaphill area, it was the air ambulance for an RTC near by.". Liam. With all the extra traffic that will inevitably go through Goldsworth Park and St Johns, I really worry about road safety. 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A324 Hermitage Road pedestrian/cycle bridge. Advertised by Department for Transport under reference NATTRAN/SE/S247/4711. Woking Extending the working hours but limiting noisy works to between 8am and 6pm will minimise disruption to local residents.. It's still too dangerous for drivers to use the road past the Hilton Woking. Victoria Way remains shut as of Friday (October 22). The exact time scale of this is not yet known. Those residential roads cannot be used as an alternative to an A road. Lib Dem Borough Councillor for Goldsworth Park, Ann-Marie Barker, said: "I am appalled that the County Council wants to close a section of Lockfield Drive for 13 weeks. The council did absolutely the right thing to close Victoria Way until the building was confirmed as safe. You now need to show photo ID when voting in person at a polling station. A320 Victoria Way in both directions closed due to unsafe building from Goldsworth Road to A324 Lockfield Drive. Expected to remain for next 2hrs. It may not always be possible for some of the works listed below to go ahead. Highways public notices. Exploratory ground surveys underneath the Victoria Arch railway bridge and at locations on the south-side of the bridge (incorporating Guildford Road, Victoria Road and Station Approach) will commence onMonday 6 June 2022 for three weeks. "We do acknowledge that closing the road for 13 weeks is going to be disruptive for drivers and residents, however we would appreciate your understanding and patience while we complete these vital repair works. The County Council recently announced that Lockfield Drive, between Bampton Way and Robin Hood Roundabout, will be closed from 21st September for approximately 13 weeks to repair a pedestrian bridge. Continue until reaching a mini roundabout take the second exit onto Triggs Lane. Racing driver Ollie Millroy took to Twitter at 5.16am to post a video of the air ambulance helicopter landing in his back garden. They also expressed serious concerns about the official diversion route, which is north of Goldsworth Park and Horsell, via Chobham Road, Kettlewell Hill and Littlewick Road. At the Turnoak rounabout (connecting Egley Road, Wych Hill Lane and Guildford Road), take the exit onto Wych Hill Lane. The trial hole excavations will assess and confirm conditions at ground-level in order to deliver the complex highways plan for Woking town centres multi-million pound infrastructure revitalisation project the Victoria Arch widening scheme. Signed highway diversionswill bedisplayedon both sides of the town centre to direct traffic. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused. A320 Road is closed from Guildford Road to Lockfield Drive (A324) due to roadwork. To complete the works in line with health and safety standards,it is necessary toclose thissection of Victoria Wayto vehicles in both directionsfor the duration of the works. On the west side over the Basingstoke Canal. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The highway closure will enable the delivery of materials and equipment to the Victoria Place site. 07:36 Dave Comeau Road. Sheerwater Redevelopment Stopping Up Order. A petition to save the O2 Academy Brixton from permanent closure has reached 50,000 signatures. Woking: Woking Sustainable Transport Package: Investigate new bridge over canal near Lockfield Drive/Victoria Way, shared pedestrian-cycle route along A320 Victoria Way and further cycle routes. ", "This closure will add a significant diversion to motorists' journeys, adding to the lengthy roadworks in Woking town centre. We do know the incident happened during a day of very unsettled weather. Victoria Way is expected to remain closed until later this evening. ", An update at 8.40am added: "We are recovering the vehicles and then hope to clear the scene shortly after. The revitalised transport infrastructure will provide additional road capacity, reduced air pollution, safer access for pedestrian and cycle journeys, more reliable bus journeys and will secure the vitality of the rail network. READ MORE: Epsom memorial for local boy to be protected from anti-social behaviour by police. Do you know what caused the panels to dislodge? Useful information and support services for Ukrainian refugees and local residents wishing to help. New waiting restrictions within Byfleet, West Byfleet, Pyrford, Goldsworth Park, Horsell, Knaphill, Maybury, Old Woking, Westfield/Kingfield, Hook Heath, St Johns and Central Woking. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank members of the public for their cooperation. Provision of pedestrian zone along Commercial Way and Chobham Road. Our residential roads cannot be used as an alternative to an A road.". A320 Victoria Way in both directions closed due to unsafe building from Goldsworth Road to A324 Lockfield Drive. TYPE: Construction Serious Forge End Road is closed from Victoria Way (A320) to Goldsworth Road. A320 Victoria Way in both directions closed, very slow traffic due to unsafe building from Goldsworth Road to A324 Lockfield Drive. You may opt out of some or all contacts or exercise your other legal rights by contacting us. The leader of Woking Borough Council (WBC) has issued a statement over the damage of the new Hilton hotel. Grahame said the gap in the exterior panelling photographed below was "bigger than a person". Continue along Triggs Lane until reaching the roundabout (connecting St Johns Road and Goldsworth Road) and take the second exit onto Parley Drive. "As work is going to be taking place above the road it would be unsafe to allow traffic to flow underneath the bridge. The road remains closed at this time #Woking.". Printed Via Studios, One Lincoln Place, 7 Hulme Street, Manchester M1 5GL. You can prevent cookies from being set by changing the settings in your browser. At this stage, it is unclear whether this is the reason for the road closure. Excavation / cable pull / cable jointing / backfill & reinstatement, Trace, then excavate to repair gas escape and reinstate where possible, Interim to perm reinstatement in carriageway, Only access to the comms chambers is required. Proposal to stop up Wakehurst Path, Spencer Close, Loder Close and parts of Bunyard Drive, Blackmore Crescent, Devonshire Avenue, Dartmouth Avenue, Albert Drive and Dartmouth Path. Investigate cycle route between Redding Way and Basingstoke Canal. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Published and promoted by Mike Dixon on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, 1 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PN. Excavate and investigate blockages, lay new duct in existing BT infrastructure. Continue until reaching a mini roundabout take the second exit onto Triggs Lane. Here's the latest information from traffic and travel service Inrix. Please keep checking www.woking.gov.uk for updates. Information and support for Ukrainian refugees. Causing delays around Woking Shopping Centre. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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