Motorists face spring and summer of discontent as road work closures and temporary signals herald more traffic turmoil in Stansted

Stansted is facing a spring and summer of traffic disruption from road works.

Motorists travelling to and from Elsenham will once again face lengthy diversions with the B1051 Stansted Road set to close from the top of Grove Hill for almost 10 weeks, from Monday April 21 to Saturday June 28, to enable Affinity Water to carry out work.

It follows a five-week closure of Grove Hill throughout February and March by gas firm Cadent. It is due to reopen on Friday (March 14).

Signs have appeared on High Lane indicating that Cadent will be closing a section from the bottom of Lower Street, near the Dog and Duck, for four working weeks, from Monday March 17 to Friday April 11.

Other road closures in the pipeline

• Silver Street is shut Wednesday and Thursday this week (March 12-13)

• Telecoms firm Openreach will be working on Limekiln Lane on Monday and Tuesday, March 24-25

• Burton End Road will be closed from Tuesday to Saturday, March 25-29, by UK Power Networks

• Traffic lights will be in place at the junction of Bentfield Road and Silver Street on Monday March 31 and Tuesday April 1

• Church Road will close for two working weeks from Monday March 31 to Friday April 11

• Gigaclear will shut Bentfield Green from Friday April 11 to Tuesday April 15

• Temporary traffic lights will be on Forest Hall Road near the junction with the B1383 from Monday April 14 to Wednesday April 30

• Bentfield Green will close again for two days on June 9-10 to enable Essex Highways to carry out work and it will then shut Cawkwell Close on June 16-17.