NOTICE OF UPCOMING TEMPORARYTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ON B3004
The below details have been sent to Alton Town Council regarding the B3004 road closure in the New Year and details about two drop in events. You can download a PDF with full details here:
We are installing 18km of cable to provide a modern and more resilient electricity network. A part of the cable route runs along the B3004 from Mill Lane through to Green Street at the junction with Forge Road and Oakhanger Road.
To conduct this work safely, a road closure on the B3004 will be in place from 9 January 2024 to 12 August 2024. The road will be closed to through traffic during this time. The schedule for the works along the B3004 is as follows:
- Mill Lane – 9 January to 16 March 2024
- Wilsom Road – 16 March to 22 April 2024
- Caker Lane – 1 April to 28 April 2024
- Worldham Hill – 28 April to 21 June 2024
- Green Street – 11 June to 12 August 2024
The team will proceed along the B3004, in an easterly direction, starting on Mill Lane in Alton.
When a road is blocked to through traffic, it means it is closed to people who want to use it as a route to another destination. The people who live or work on that road can still drive in and out. Residents, delivery drivers, blue light services and the council’s waste collection service can all still use the road in both directions, via the diversion route, up to the section of road where the team is working.
Between 9 January 2024 and 12 August 2024, a temporary diversion route will be in place. An advance works notice is being sent out to 19,956 addresses across the wider Alton and Bordon area: including Lindford, Standford, Wyke, Kingsley, Oakhanger, East/West Worldham and Hartley Mauditt. The notice is being issued by Royal Mail and households should start receiving it from the end of the week. A copy of the advance works notice is attached, which contains a map of the closure and the diversion route. The notice also contains details on the project’s wider programme of work.
Join us at a community drop-in event.
To update those living and working in the vicinity of these works, we are holding two community drop-in events where residents, business owners and stakeholders can meet the team, talk through the works, and ask any questions. The drop-in events will take place at:
- 6 December from 3pm – 6:30pm in the members room at Alton Community Centre (GU34 1HN)
- 7 December from 3pm – 7pm at the Three Horseshoes Pub in East Worldham (GU34 3AE)
Details of the drop-in events can also be found in the attached notice. We would be grateful if you could share this information with your network.
Why has this diversion route been chosen?
A diversion route must be suitable for all diverted traffic and be of a similar class of carriageway. The chosen diversion route is the shortest available route that meets these requirements. There are other shorter routes available for cars and vans, which local road users may choose to use. However, these will not be signed in case HGVs follow the route.
Good to know.
No power cuts are planned as part of these works.
Further information on the project can be found on our website, together with our interactive map showing where the team is currently working. Whilst we are carrying out this work, we will aim to keep any noise and disruption to a minimum. Please note that all our works are subject to weather conditions and all the dates in this notification are subject to change.
Our community relations team is here to help. If you have any questions, please get in touch using the contact details below.
SSEN Community Relations
Phone: 0800 046 9034
Freepost: SSEN BORDON