The revitalised transport infrastructure will provide additional road capacity, reduced air pollution, safer access for pedestrian and cycle journeys, more reliable bus journeys and will secure the vitality of the rail network. Woking's highway network won't be able to cope without Lockfield Drive for that length of time, the road will effectively be closed until Christmas. The council has reported there are "a small number" of panels which have come off the building. Victoria Way in Woking will be closed this weekend to enable the safe delivery and erection of a crane, during the weekend both the north and south-bound lanes of Victoria Way will be closed to all traffic between Goldsworth Road and Lockfield Drive. A324 Hermitage Road pedestrian/cycle bridge. 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Investigate provision of zebra or puffin crossing near Onslow Crescent. Installation of a new electricity supply for a customer, Additional traffic management for works on Staines By-pass, Bridge joint replacement and refurbishment, Replace of faulty electricity cable - collaborative working, Installation of a new electricity cable - collaborative working, Traffic management permit for works on Ivy Drive. Sign up to our daily newsletter to get more news from SurreyLive straight to your inbox. Excavation / cable pull / cable jointing / backfill & reinstatement, Trace, then excavate to repair gas escape and reinstate where possible, Interim to perm reinstatement in carriageway, Only access to the comms chambers is required. Signed highway diversionswill bedisplayedon both sides of the town centre to direct traffic. Traffic is coping well. Stagecoach South on Twitter: "#Woking Due to an emergency road closure Hoe Valley councillor Louise Morales explained that it was "really windy" on the day prior to the incident, but said: "It's obvious that the exterior panelling has not yet been perfected". If you have been impacted, contact surreylive@reachplc.com and someone will get back to you. To reconstruct the existing junction pedestrian crossings, traffic islands, footpaths and install new traffic Lights including ducting. Major questions will be asked about why such a new building has been damaged, particularly given the huge profile of the development. Advanced warning: temporary closure of Victoria Way Drivers have the option to take the first exit to access the south side of Woking town centre, the second exit towards Woking Leisure Centre and Old Woking or the third exit towards Mayford and Guildford. On the west side over the Basingstoke Canal. Hilton Woking was billed as the centrepiece to the new Victoria Way development with the hotel due to open within weeks. We do know the incident happened during a day of very unsettled weather. Printed Via Studios, One Lincoln Place, 7 Hulme Street, Manchester M1 5GL. The council said pedestrians are advised to follow the signed diversion route. . Grahame said the gap in the exterior panelling photographed below was "bigger than a person". Thank you for following. Inrix is still saying Victoria Way remains closed due to the "unsafe building". Highways public notices - Surrey County Council - surreycc.gov.uk Replacing old iron gas mains with new plastic pipes. List of schemes revealed under questions 3.6 (a to l) on the Con29R local authority search. Investigate provision of cycle route via Maybury Road, Arnold/Eve Road, Albert Drive, Sheerwater Road and Madeira Road. We now need to know why this happened. lockfielddrive photos on Flickr | Flickr No one has been injured, but an exclusion zone around the site has been created due to the risk of further panels coming off. A small number of exterior panels were dislodged from the hotel building landing in Victoria Way. As the video below depicts, it has been very blustery in Woking and a yellow warning for rain is currently in place across the whole county. Some contacts may be automated. To minimise out of hours works and disruption to local residents and road users. . This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Continue along Parley Drive until reaching the main roundabout. If you enter your details on this website, the Liberal Democrats, locally and nationally, may use information in it, including your political views, to further our objectives, share it with our elected representatives and/or contact you in future using any of the means provided. Continue along Triggs Lane until arriving at a mini roundabout take the second exit onto Wych Hill Lane. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. During the works, Farrans Construction will remove the existing highway surface before resurfacing it with hot rolled asphalt to increase durability of the carriageway. Provision of pedestrian zone along Church Street East, Church Path and part of Christchurch Way. You now need to show photo ID when voting in person at a polling station. In the meantime, follow our separate blog here for the latest on traffic and flooding issues across Surrey. The following utility works are on traffic sensitive routes or include a road closure, it is not an exhaustive list. You can use these tags:
. Continue until reaching a mini roundabout take the second exit onto Triggs Lane. A320 Road is closed from Guildford Road to Lockfield Drive (A324) due to roadwork. Sir Robert McAlpine has provided the following statement, but has not answered any of SurreyLive's questions. The #LibDems broke through the blu https://t.co/3sN7qq3j1D, Over 881,000 GP appointments in Surrey lasted less than 5 minutes, Will Forster, C/O Civic Offices, Gloucester Square, Woking, GU21 6YL. The schedule of works will require the closure of Lockfield Drive to through traffic on the following days: Saturday 20 March from 8am to 5pm: removal the existing traffic management. TYPE: Construction Serious Forge End Road is closed from Victoria Way (A320) to Goldsworth Road. Traffic and travel service Inrix says the road is shut from Lockfield Drive to Goldsworth Road due to the "unsafe building". The exact time scale of this is not yet known. 17 Moorholme - Woking, England Starts at Mar 10, 2023 4:21pm Until: Mar 10, 2023 4:52pm Severity: Minor To complete the works in line with health and safety standards, it is necessary to close this section of Victoria Way to vehicles in both directions for the duration of the works. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. STL pipeline works access construction works. The expiry date is detailed for each Temporary Traffic Order however the provisions will only apply as required and when the relevant traffic signs are displayed . You now need to show photo ID when voting in person at a polling station. Continue along Triggs Lane until reaching the roundabout (connecting St Johns Road and Goldsworth Road) and take the second exit onto Parley Drive. He believes the worker suspended halfway up the building was checking the remaining cladding for any further issues. The County Council recently announced that Lockfield Drive, between Bampton Way and Robin Hood Roundabout, will be closed from 21st September for approximately 13 weeks to repair a pedestrian bridge. "Victoria Square Woking Ltd is working closely with site contractor, Sir Robert McAlpine, to resolve the current situation and get the highway reopened as soon as possible.". We have contacted Hilton press office for further details and will bring those to you as soon as possible. 07:36 Dave Comeau Road. The diversion routes will take traffic via the following roads, according to SCC: The western pedestrian bridge running above Lockfield Drive, between Greythorne Road and Copse Road, will be completely closed for the duration of the works. Access to and exit from the Victoria Place car parks via the spiral ramps on Victoria Way will remain open at all times. The road closure is also required to create an area for machinery and materials to be stored safely during the works. Two weeks before the works commence, highways notices will be displayed along the affected routes to inform drivers of the forthcoming road closure and diversions. Construction - Guildford Road - Woking - navbug #Woking Due to an emergency road closure, service 34 will be unable to serve Goldsworth Road for the remainder of tonight. With all the extra traffic that will inevitably go through Goldsworth Park, I really worry about safety. Useful information and support services for Ukrainian refugees and local residents wishing to help. Proposal to stop up Wakehurst Path, Spencer Close, Loder Close and parts of Bunyard Drive, Blackmore Crescent, Devonshire Avenue, Dartmouth Avenue, Albert Drive and Dartmouth Path.