7th Jul 2026
Important Update: Phase One AND TWO – Surfacing Works
To help residents, contractors and anyone travelling through Phases One and Two, we’re sharing the latest schedule for carriageway surfacing works taking place during summer 2026.
These works will affect vehicle access around parts of the development, so please take note of the planned closures and make any arrangements you need in advance. This will also help the works run smoothly and avoid delays caused by vehicles needing to be moved once contractors arrive on site.
How the surfacing works will happen
The works will take place in two main stages:
1. Planing
Planing is the process of removing the existing temporary road surface, known as the “sacrificial surface”. This involves taking away up to 45mm of the current surface to prepare the road for its final finish.
2. Surfacing
Once planing is complete, the final road surface will be laid.
The schedule has been designed so that the planing machinery can move through each road in sequence, before the surfacing team follows on afterwards. This helps make the best use of time and resources, while reducing the total number of days that roads need to be closed.
To support this process, we have prepared schedules and maps showing where closures will take place, along with the expected vehicle diversion routes during each closure.
Please make sure all vehicles are removed from any road due to close by the night before works begin. Contractors are scheduled to start from 8:00am each day.
01 Waterslade Way
Closure dates: 20–22nd July and 27–28th July 2026
Due to the size and length of Waterslade Way, this section will require a two-day closure for planing, followed by a further two-day closure for final surfacing. Please ensure all vehicles are removed from the affected area the night before each closure begins, so works can start safely and on time.
02 Lime Tree Drive
Closure dates: 23rd July and 29th July 2026
This will require one day’s closure to plane the surface, on the 23rd July, and one day’s surfacing on the 29th July. Please ensure all vehicles are removed from the affected area the night before each closure begins, so works can start safely and on time.
03 Sallow Field
Closure dates: 24th July and 30th July 2026
This will require one day’s closure to plane the surface, on the 24th July, and one day’s surfacing on the 30th July. Please ensure any vehicles requiring usage, are parked elsewhere, the night before each closure begins.
04 Huckett Street
Inspection dates: From 27th July; Closure 12th–13th August 2026
Huckett Street will require inspections and cleaning from 27th July, which could result in partial closures. The road will be fully closed from 12th–13th August. Please ensure any vehicles requiring usage, are parked elsewhere, the night before the closure begins.
05 Huckett Street/Elmers Gate Junction
Closure dates: 12th–13th August 2026 (Proposed)
The junction of Huckett Street and Elmers Gate will be closed for 2 days. As Elmers Gate is planned to open on by mid-July 2026, traffic will be routed through to the Woodside Link.
