27/07/2023
The Partners of Rochford Market have had further notifications from City Fibre - Telelink regarding the closure of roads in Rochford during August.
We are passing this information on as a service to our customers and all who live in the area or use the Towns facilities. Any queries should be directed to City Fibre - Telelink not the Market.
Nick Janes , Rochford Tuesday Rochford Market
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROADWORKS IN YOUR AREA – SOUTH STREET ROAD CLOSURE
CityFibre is building a brand-new fibre network to bring ultrafast and reliable full fibre broadband to almost every
home and business in Rochford, from a range of broadband providers.
Our build partner, Telelink Infra Services, is currently scheduled to initiate roadworks at the above location on
Wednesday 2nd August 2023. The work is anticipated to take 15 days and will be completed under a phased road
closure in conjunction with multiway traffic signals. Further information of the diversionary routes and working
times have been provided overleaf for your awareness.
To install our network at this location, we plan to use directional drilling methods. This work requires large
machinery to remain in situ whilst it bores beneath the ground between various launch and receive pits.
The first phase of work will involve evening works at the junction of Southend Road and Bradley Way using multi
way lights. Traffic lights will be removed each morning to allow traffic to flow along Southend Road, Bradley Way
and into South Street as normal.
Once the first phase completes, we will move to a 24/7 road closure in South Street between Locks Hill and West
Street. A survey of existing services has indicated we will need to excavate the drilling pits within the carriageway,
therefore closing the road is essential for the safety of the public and our teams for the duration of such work. We
anticipate this phase of work to take approximately 13 days. During this time footway closures will also be required
in South Street - Alternative routes for pedestrians will be provided at all times, including maintaining of access to
properties facing onto South Street.
Please be advised, in order to reduce the overall duration in which we will impact a key route through town, we may
also be working extended hours or over the weekends to ensure completion as soon as possible.
As with all civils works, we may also come across engineering challenges which could require changes to our plans.
We will communicate any changes via social media.
If you have any queries or concerns, please feel free to contact our Customer Service team via
www.cityfibre.com/build or contact our 24/7 helpline on 0800 083 6160.
Thank you,
CityFibre Operations Tea