Update on B1281 Hesleden to Castle Eden Roadworks

Earlier this week I published initial details of roadworks scheduled to take place later this month on the B1281 between Hesleden and Castle Eden (please see post dated Monday 6 July 2020 for details).

I have now received correspondence from the Network Management section setting out additional details of the works which will begin on 22 July and are expected to take three days to complete:

B1281 Castle Eden

Temporary Road Closure

An Order is being made under the provisions of Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 the effect of which will be to close to all vehicular traffic from 9.30 am on Wednesday 22 July 2020 a 940 metre length of B1281 between the road leading to the Castle (The Village, Castle Eden) and Gray Avenue, Hesleden.

The closure is necessary to enable telecom connection works to be undertaken which will probably take some 3 days (between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm per day) to complete to be carried out to that length of road.

Throughout the period of closure an alternative route will be available to vehicular traffic from the western side of the closure from the B1281 westerly to the A19 then south easterly on the A19 to the A179 Sheraton then easterly on the A179 to Hartlepool and north westerly on the A1086 to the junction with the B1281 at Blackhall Colliery to the eastern side of the closure, and vice versa.