Fenlander wrote:Are they still on target to get it all finished in time for the (Rio) Olympics?
Even that doesn't look likely at the current rate of progress. That said, in the last week it does look like it's near the end, with the Sadlers Farm roundabout surfacing (apart from Church Road, the final area requiring dressing) complete and the beginning of finishing works around the project catchment area.
Not much left to do b/w along the A130 (still 50 atm), apart from a few minor lighting and snagging works in the central reservation, and a little completion works south of the Rayleigh Spur roundabout. S/b looks like they just need to complete some outstanding fencing, barrier and signing works, although still a fair bit of work going on from the relief road exit down to Sadlers along the verges.
N/b the final barrier works north of Sadlers Farm are now underway which should complete that section. Lane 1 is closed off again after the bridge all the way upto Rayleigh Spur, as they complete the new footway from the layby to the start of the Rayleigh Spur slip, including refurbishing part of the existing footway. Also plenty of work still to do down at the culvert beside the Rushbottom Lane subway under the A130 and the new footway that will go from there up to the layby.
The retaining walls are now completely bricked up along the link road b/w. It looks like all they have left to do s/b is complete the walls above the retainers beside the business park, and n/b complete final fencing above the retaining walls. The last section of varioguard along there is due to be removed next week, so hopefully NSL is not far away.
Alongside the A13 lots of work going on w/b up to the Church Road subway on upgrading the emergency road between Canvey and Pitsea, which looks near completion.
The 50 e/b restriction now starts before the Pitsea exit, and the lane 4 closure (into the link road) has now been moved forward to just after the Pitsea on-slip. Apart from the massive mountains of rubble and spoil slowly disappearing from beside the road (same beside SF works HQ), and some minor barrier works, not much to do there.
Little works outstanding on B1464, mainly final works to footways and entrance to business park, as well as work to footway around Sadlers to the A130 crossing. Bus priotity lights still not operational, and final surfacing of junction islands at roundabout still to be achieved.
Finally work along Church Road seemingly all but complete to the north and around the A13 bridge, aside from final surfacing. Underground works going on past cemetery on non-realigned section (part of one side of road completely excavated for some distance), and works now underway it seems to complete access to extended subway (hopefully Sunil it will reopen shortly).
Most work now seems to be focused across all bridges around project area - works to complete abutments (especially beside Church Road bridge) and bridge piers. That might take a few weeks, but hopefully by Christmas, all highway works will be out of the way, ahead of the final scheduled completion date of late January.