Exclusive: Gallows Corner Delayed Yet Again As Completion Date Pushed Back To Mid October.
After months of disruption, delays and ever-changing completion dates, the ongoing works at Gallows Corner have suffered yet another setback. Essex and Suffolk Water has confirmed that it has encountered a major problem during the works and now expects the project to be completed by mid-October.
Havering Council Leader Councillor Keith Prince.
The latest announcement means the finishing line has been moved once again in what many residents are describing as an ongoing shambles.
Indeed, many have now lost track of just how many times the completion date has been changed since the works first began.
Havering’s Leader of the Council and London Assembly Member for Havering and Redbridge, Councillor Keith Prince, has repeatedly demanded regular updates on the project and has continued to press Transport for London and those responsible for the works for answers.
Reacting to the latest delay, Councillor Prince told the Havering Daily:
“As the London Assembly Member for Havering and Redbridge, I know just how frustrated residents have become with the ongoing disruption at Gallows Corner.
“This junction is a vital route for local people and I have continued to press TfL for answers and a clear timetable for full completion.
“Residents deserve better than repeated delays. I will continue using my position at City Hall and my new role as Leader of Havering Council to ensure TfL understands the impact these works are having on our borough.”
For motorists, businesses and local residents, the latest announcement will do little to restore confidence.
A spokesperson for Essex & Suffolk Water said: “We have completed the testing needed to identify the additional work required on the newly installed water main.
“This has been a complex and technically challenging process, during which damage to the main was identified following the initial installation phase.
“Work is underway to carry out the necessary repairs, which will take place within the existing section of road where access to the pipe network is already established. The work will continue to take place underground, and specialist crews may not always be visible at street level.
“We are continuing to work closely with TfL and are focused on completing the remaining works and restoring full access to the road network as quickly as possible while protecting vital water supplies.”
What was once expected to be a temporary period of disruption has become a seemingly never-ending saga of delays, revised schedules and mounting frustration.
Gallows Corner is one of the borough’s busiest junctions and plays a critical role in keeping traffic moving across Havering and into neighbouring areas.
Instead, residents have faced months of congestion, diversions and uncertainty, with the promised finish line appearing to move further away each time it comes into sight.
Now, with completion pushed back to mid-October, many will be asking the same question:
Will this finally be the last delay, or will the finishing line move once again?
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The project manager of ESW TFL and Khan should be sacked as it appears all are incompetent liars , who could not manage a kids party in Mc Donald’s. every time a drone takes picture no work.force is present, which is strange as the liars are telling us they are working 24/7
As a retired old plumber those responsible for the leaks etc should be taken to court and be made to tell the truth it’s bad workmanship we should be told exactly what mistakes wear made and not be given a week narrative
The article makes it clear that the issue is with the water main under the control of Essex & Suffolk Water, yet Mr Prince seems to be concerned with TfL and the London Mayor. Why does he not demand answers and updates from ESW given it’s THEIR issue ?
Some may suggest that Mr Prince has an agenda in this matter and sees opportunities to make a political point or two.
What on earth is going on ? I really feel for you guys ( Ex Romfordee ).
Someone has made a colossal mistake at E&SW. perhaps all the qualified engineers have retired and we are left with incompetents. This can only happen in the UK, nothing works anymore. At least open the A12 to get to Main Road instead of having to drive around Straight Road.
Someone has made a colossal mistake at E&SW. perhaps all the qualified engineers have retired and we are left with incompetents. This can only happen in the UK, nothing works anymore. At least open the A12 to get to Main Road instead of having to drive around Straight Road.
Where residents of the Harold Hill area have effectively been cut off from the rest of Havering and the additional cost to drive via diversions for over a year, Havering council should be compensating these residents for the additional costs in time and petrol. On average, it has taken over an hour for a simple journey to Romford Town center from Harold Hill. The council must be adding penalty charges to these contractors for overrunning so badly. Havering council should waive all council tax to residents of Harold hill as part of a comensation package. I am supprised no law firm has approached local residents to file a class action against Haveing, TFL and E&SW.