Contractors working through the night to complete Sadlers Farm

6:50am Sunday 3rd March 2013 in News By Chloe Chapman

SADLERS Farm is still causing disruption as contractors work through the night to get the roadworks completed.

Motorists are being forced to divert through London Road, Benfleet, as the A13 towards Pitsea and the junction with Pound Lane are closed from 9pm until 5am.

Following a string of missed deadlines, work on Sadlers Farm was set to finish at the end of January but the Echo reported earlier this month how contractors from Birse Civils were behind schedule.

At the time Essex County Council insisted the road would be fully operational in two to three weeks, suggesting a final completion date of February 22, but workmen are still on site.

The council insist that overnight and off-peak work will not disrupt motorists, but residents living nearby now face the nightmare of diverted traffic.

Mike Woodhouse, 64, of London Road, Benfleet, said: “We can’t sleep at night because there is much traffic, and it’s not just cars but great big delivery lorries. My other concern is that there are no police around to catch all the people who are speeding. Cars regularly go 40 or even 50mph when they limit is 30mph.

“Are these people ever going to finish? We have put up with it for two and a half years now. Every time the council give us a new date we get our hopes up.”

Residents who live in Romsey Road have even complained of being unable to get out of their turning.

Sharon Knight, of Philmead Road, Benfleet, said: “We are resigned to the fact that Sadlers Farm is just a complete nightmare. There is nothing we can do, we are completely helpless.

“Residents are having to put up with noise and disruption throughout the night and some people can’t even get out of their own road.
“I think the council is going to be tinkering with it from now until the end of time.”

Roadwork signs at Sadlers Farm indicate that the overnight closures will end on Monday.

A spokesman for Essex County Council said: “The Sadlers Farm Junction Improvement Scheme is now fully operational and remaining works on the network will be completed as soon as possible. Work is taking place off-peak and overnight with updates provided weekly on the Essex County Council website. Targeted work will also take place in the coming months adjacent to the network, for example landscaping and planting, completion of works to subways, and accommodations works to adjacent landowners. These works will have little or no disruption to motorists. We have never given 20th February as a completion date.

“As we have explained previously, there will be no additional cost to the Essex taxpayer as this scheme is subject to a fixed price contract.”
 

Comments (6)

7:53am Sun 3 Mar 13

Carnabackable says...

They're doing their best, as quickly as they can, plus they are needed for the Kent Elms improvement scheme.
They're doing their best, as quickly as they can, plus they are needed for the Kent Elms improvement scheme. Carnabackable

9:44am Sun 3 Mar 13

Thecountrysgonetopot! says...

Homefields avenue is a nightmare, on busy days you cannot turn left or right to get out of the road and iv seen people having to pull out very slowly and hope the cars will stop or you have to rely on a pedestrian pressing the button on the lights at tarpots to stop the traffic and you can be sitting there for 5minutes before you can get out.....there was no consideration for people in this road at all and theres gonna be an accident
Homefields avenue is a nightmare, on busy days you cannot turn left or right to get out of the road and iv seen people having to pull out very slowly and hope the cars will stop or you have to rely on a pedestrian pressing the button on the lights at tarpots to stop the traffic and you can be sitting there for 5minutes before you can get out.....there was no consideration for people in this road at all and theres gonna be an accident Thecountrysgonetopot!

9:45am Sun 3 Mar 13

Carnabackable says...

Thecountrysgonetopot
! wrote:
Homefields avenue is a nightmare, on busy days you cannot turn left or right to get out of the road and iv seen people having to pull out very slowly and hope the cars will stop or you have to rely on a pedestrian pressing the button on the lights at tarpots to stop the traffic and you can be sitting there for 5minutes before you can get out.....there was no consideration for people in this road at all and theres gonna be an accident
The bigger road has to take first priority
[quote][p][bold]Thecountrysgonetopot ![/bold] wrote: Homefields avenue is a nightmare, on busy days you cannot turn left or right to get out of the road and iv seen people having to pull out very slowly and hope the cars will stop or you have to rely on a pedestrian pressing the button on the lights at tarpots to stop the traffic and you can be sitting there for 5minutes before you can get out.....there was no consideration for people in this road at all and theres gonna be an accident[/p][/quote]The bigger road has to take first priority Carnabackable

12:18pm Sun 3 Mar 13

GentleGiant says...

A spokesman for Essex County Council said: “ These works will have little or no disruption to motorists. We have never given 20th February as a completion date."

How can road closures, give no disruption?

On their own website they say... "“The Sadlers Farm Junction Improvement Scheme will be fully operational in two to three weeks following a slight delay due to recent adverse weather conditions." This was dated 1st February.

So how can fully operational, still involve road closures in March?

They also gave several previous fully completed dates.

Are we being told lies by the 'Essex County Councillor for Highways and Transportation' who now does not even want to put his name on the page. I assume this person is Derrick Louis.

The fully completed date by Summer 2012 was to include all the landscaping etc. Now we are told that this work will not be complete until sometime in the summer of 2013 - meaning that the scheme will complete some 18 months late!

Anyone also notice the conflicting speed signs on the A13 approaching the round about - 50mph -> 70mph -> 50mph!!

Oh and a car nearly hit me the other day as they were following the lane markings for the center lane approaching the roundabout. This goes left, however the markings say straight on. So anyone going to Canvey risks being hit by cars going over the lane having followed the lane markings. very dangerous.

Come on ECC, sort it out - don't spoil what is a good scheme.
A spokesman for Essex County Council said: “ These works will have little or no disruption to motorists. We have never given 20th February as a completion date." How can road closures, give no disruption? On their own website they say... "“The Sadlers Farm Junction Improvement Scheme will be fully operational in two to three weeks following a slight delay due to recent adverse weather conditions." This was dated 1st February. So how can fully operational, still involve road closures in March? They also gave several previous fully completed dates. Are we being told lies by the 'Essex County Councillor for Highways and Transportation' who now does not even want to put his name on the page. I assume this person is Derrick Louis. The fully completed date by Summer 2012 was to include all the landscaping etc. Now we are told that this work will not be complete until sometime in the summer of 2013 - meaning that the scheme will complete some 18 months late! Anyone also notice the conflicting speed signs on the A13 approaching the round about - 50mph -> 70mph -> 50mph!! Oh and a car nearly hit me the other day as they were following the lane markings for the center lane approaching the roundabout. This goes left, however the markings say straight on. So anyone going to Canvey risks being hit by cars going over the lane having followed the lane markings. very dangerous. Come on ECC, sort it out - don't spoil what is a good scheme. GentleGiant

2:10pm Sun 3 Mar 13

Royr says...

This item is full of confusions - even more than is usual:

The article claims that 'the A13 towards Pitsea and the junction with Pound Lane are closed' There is no junction of Pound Lane and the A13!
The ECC website states 'Thursday 28th to Monday 04th March February 2013 - London Road closed from Sadlers roundabout and Pound lane traffic lights, all traffic diverted via A13'

The Echo might like to visit the site and clarify!

Next, 64 London Road, Romsey Road and Homefields Avenue are all on the stretch between Tarpots and Sadlers Farm so apart from the contractors, there has been no increase in traffic volumes.

Residents of Philmead Road must have bevy acute hearing, and are no more or less affected by these roadworks than many thousands of other residents of South Benfleet.
This item is full of confusions - even more than is usual: The article claims that 'the A13 towards Pitsea and the junction with Pound Lane are closed' There is no junction of Pound Lane and the A13! The ECC website states 'Thursday 28th to Monday 04th March February 2013 - London Road closed from Sadlers roundabout and Pound lane traffic lights, all traffic diverted via A13' The Echo might like to visit the site and clarify! Next, 64 London Road, Romsey Road and Homefields Avenue are all on the stretch between Tarpots and Sadlers Farm so apart from the contractors, there has been no increase in traffic volumes. Residents of Philmead Road must have bevy acute hearing, and are no more or less affected by these roadworks than many thousands of other residents of South Benfleet. Royr

5:08pm Mon 4 Mar 13

saddo99 says...

Thecountrysgonetopot
! wrote:
Homefields avenue is a nightmare, on busy days you cannot turn left or right to get out of the road and iv seen people having to pull out very slowly and hope the cars will stop or you have to rely on a pedestrian pressing the button on the lights at tarpots to stop the traffic and you can be sitting there for 5minutes before you can get out.....there was no consideration for people in this road at all and theres gonna be an accident
I used to go out with a lady who lived at Forest Glade Court and to get out into that main road you had to be doing 70.mph.!
[quote][p][bold]Thecountrysgonetopot ![/bold] wrote: Homefields avenue is a nightmare, on busy days you cannot turn left or right to get out of the road and iv seen people having to pull out very slowly and hope the cars will stop or you have to rely on a pedestrian pressing the button on the lights at tarpots to stop the traffic and you can be sitting there for 5minutes before you can get out.....there was no consideration for people in this road at all and theres gonna be an accident[/p][/quote]I used to go out with a lady who lived at Forest Glade Court and to get out into that main road you had to be doing 70.mph.! saddo99

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