Three million square metres of road repairs completed

Highways engineers in Essex laid the three millionth square metre of surface dressing on Monday (17 August), as part of the largest road improvement programme of its kind ever undertaken in the county.

“This is a fantastic achievement,” said Essex County Council’s cabinet member for highways maintenance and small scheme delivery, Cllr Eddie Johnson, who was on hand at the junction of Church Road and Park Hall Road, Gosfield, to witness the event.

“This is an incredible 510 miles. That’s approximately the equivalent of driving by car from Chelmsford to Frankfurt.

“This programme is all about preventative maintenance work, which is crucial to keeping our road network in optimum condition and stops problems before they happen.”