Local road works bulletin

from RBK Highways:-

Tolworth

Thornhill Road:

Adjacent to number 35. Strengthening of tributary culvert. Lane closure and temporary road closure (closure for a few days, dates to be confirmed). Works undertaken by the Council, started on 22 February and are expected to be completed within 12 weeks.

 Surbiton

Church Hill Road:

Church Hill Road will be closed between St Mark’s Hill and Adelaide Road from 5 to 9 March 2012 for Thames Water to connect St Mark’s Church to the main sewer.

Oak Hill Crescent:

New electricity connection (UKPN) to the Surbiton Hospital site. Oakhill Crescent will be closed between Ewell Road and Oak Hill Road from 8 to 21 March.

 Brighton Road:

Railway Bridge Replacement. Severe disruption expected!

• 5 March: Preparatory works for the replacement of the railway bridge; will be done under two-way temporary traffic lights. Expected duration: 2 weeks.
• 28 March: Closure of Brighton Road until the 8th of May. Access to all property and side roads will be maintained.
• 28 March to 13 April: Network Rail’s contractors will remove the deck of the old bridge and install a new one.
• Easter week-end: Total closure of footway and carriageway under Railway Bridge. Network Rail will run a mini-bus service to drive pedestrians from one side of the bridge to the other.
• 13 April to 8 May: Southern Gas Networks will take possession of the closed road to replace the old cast iron mains in Brighton Road with new polyethylene pipes.
• During the closure, Kingston Council will improve the illumination of the public highway under the bridge.