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Call for action on A12 26/06/2014 Essex County Council’s cabinet member for highways and transportation has called on the Highways Agency to make a number of safety improvements on the A12.
700 roads to be fixed by Essex County Council 07/08/2014 Essex County Council has announced that it will spend £17.5 million on fixing 700 local roads.
Council receives £2.45m for Canvey road blunders 21/01/2015 Essex County Council has reached a £2.45 million settlement with Mouchel after design blunders caused delays to a major road project in Canvey.
Three million square metres of road repairs completed 20/08/2015 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.
Essex CC to spend £300m on roads over next three years 11/02/2016 Essex County Council has committed to a £300 million programme of investment in its road network over the next three years.
Lower Thames Crossing events attract thousands of visitors 24/02/2016 More than 8,000 people have attended 16 public information events on proposals for a new multi-billion pound road link across the River Thames between Essex and Kent.
Council push for Lower Thames Crossing decision 16/03/2016 Essex County Council want the Secretary of State for Transport to make a decision on the new Lower Thames Crossing as soon as possible after public consultation on its proposed route options closes on 24 March.
£50m to be spent on improving Colchester’s roads 25/05/2016 Essex County Council is investing £50 million on improving Colchester’s infrastructure – including road, cycle and bus schemes.
Essex CC trialling new road markings 26/07/2016 Trials of new longer-lasting road markings could save taxpayers thousands of pounds, according to Essex County Council.
Funding secured for new M11 junction 17/01/2017 A new £45 million junction on the M11 near Harlow will be jointly funded by the Department for Transport and Essex County Council.
Pioneer counties join forces to trial smart city technology 06/03/2018 Two county councils have announced that they are working together to pilot smart city services in partnership with a Cambridge-based technology firm.
Eurovia win £5m 'challenging' Colchester project 29/05/2018 Eurovia Contracting has won a £5m design and build scheme aiming to tackle congestion on one of Colchester’s busiest through roads.