Ockendon Road closure
*** (UPDATE 19 July 24) We have been informed that the closure will be from 8am – 5.30pm daily, and NOT 24 hours a day ***
We have been advised that the Ockendon Road will be closed again, from 21 July to 04 August 2024, this time from the junction with Fen Lane to where the road joins Clay Tye Road. This is to facilitate the installation of high voltage cables for the Warley Project solar farm.
For the latest updates on new and planned roadworks in the Upminster and Cranham area visit – www.havering.roadworks.org .
I’ve lost count of the number of times this stretch of road has been dug up this year! Is no-one co-ordinating these works at a strategic level? Overall it’s not very cost or resource efficient.
It is councillors understanding that the works are part of the same project. Unfortunately, the council have no legal ability to insist that they all occur at the same time.
Cllr John Tyler
Cranham Ward
Can you please confirm how the residents of North Ockendon are supposed to get to and from work if the bus service is diverted away from Ockendon Road? We do not have the luxury of an alternative – no clear walking routes/paths.
This bus service is also heavily used for the carers at 2 large care homes (Ockendon Road and Fen Lane). Will a shuttle bus be provided? Has there been any thought made to the residents about the severe disruption to this closure?
Dear Alison,
I understand your frustration. I have asked Upminster Ward councillors to reply to you direct and will add something to the website if I can.
Cllr John Tyler
Cranham Ward
Further to the above, Cllr Oscar Ford has posted a message, which can be viewed via the following link – https://www.ucra.co.uk/ockendon-road-closure-update/ .