Anglian Water main replacement – road closures restrictions

Written by Christine Marshall on Tuesday, 18th March 2025. Posted in Latest News

ANGLIAN WATER – Information on Links Road to Cressing Tower 2km water mains replacement scheme (running from the water tower at Lanham Green Road/Withies Green in between Cressing and Bradwell, all the way down to Links Road).

Roads/areas affected include Links Road, Lanham Green, Withies Green, Lanham Green Road and Hollies Road, (plus increased traffic using Shardloes Lane, Church Road, The Street, Ashes Road and Long green to avoid the closure of Boars Tye Road from Shardloes Lane junction to Lanham Green Road).

The scheme will commence on 28 April and require closing Links Road for a total of nine weeks. Work will be undertaken in sections and all residents will be able to continue to access their properties via a fob/access code system. The work will be undertaken in three stages, as follows:

Monday 28 April – Tuesday 1 July, Links Road Closed, Live CCTV units with Dofygate (electronic Barrier) System for Access/Egress for residents living within road Closure.

Thursday 22 May – Tuesday 1 July, Lanham Green, from the junction of Shardloes Lane to junction of Lanham Green Road, again Live CCTV units with Dofygate (electronic Barrier) System for Access/Egress for residents living within road Closure.

Wednesday 4 June – Tuesday 1 July, extend phase 2 Road Closure to include the junction of Lanham Green Road and Lanham Green.