The A602 and cycleway are now fully open. We made various improvements to reduce delays and make the route safer.
We looked at a number of options for improving the A602, to reduce traffic congestion. We put this together into a business case.
Funding has been approved by the Local Enterprise Partnership and Hertfordshire County Council which allowed the project to progress.
The Local Transport Body consulted on the business case. The consultation ended in August 2014 and helped us decide that the project is value for money.
We held a public exhibition in May 2015. This gave us a chance to find out what you think about the project prior to submitting the planning applications.
A report was put before the Development Control Committee following a period of consultation.
Planning permission for the works can be viewed on the planning portal, following the links below:
Side Roads Order
The Department of Transport approved the Hertfordshire County Council (A602 Improvements (Watton-at-Stone to Tonwell) Classified Road) Side Roads Order 2019. This is a statutory process that must be consulted on prior to making changes to any side or access roads.
If you would like to see the side road orders, email a602improvements@hertfordshire.gov.uk.
Main works
Contractor, Tilbury Douglas, was responsible for the construction of the new A602 alignment, upgrade to the A119 roundabout and the new route for walkers and cyclists.
The road successfully opened in August 2023, and the cycle route opened in September 2023.
Now that the works are complete, no further newsletters will be issued to the community. If you have any queries about the scheme, email a602improvements@hertfordshire.gov.uk.