03-08-2025
Planned road closures in Watford area among latest public notices
Road closures in Watford and Kings Langley are among the latest public notices for our area.
The Public Notice Portal is used to access upcoming and recent information about various restrictions and applications.
All temporary road closure orders and other restrictions are valid for up to 18 months from the date they come into force, but restrictions will only apply at times shown on signs at or near the relevant locations.
Here are four notices we have compiled which could affect residents in the Watford area.
Benskin Road, Watford - temporary closure
Hertfordshire County Council is intending to make an order to prohibit all vehicles from using the road from a point 17m south west of its junction with Harwoods Road north eastwards for a distance of approximately 17m.
An alternative route will be via Benskin Road, A4145 (Hagden Lane/ Vicarage Road) and Harwoods Road.
The existing one-way traffic system on Benskin Road, Watford, from a point 17m south west of its junction with Harwood Road north eastwards for a distance of approximately 265m will be temporarily suspended to enable all vehicles to travel in both directions within this length of road, whilst works are in progress.
If made, the order will come into force on August 11.
B642 Aldenham Road, Bushey - temporary closure
The county council has also made an order to prohibit all vehicles from using Aldenham Road from its junction with the Bushey Hall Road roundabout south westwards for a distance of approximately 80m.
An alternative route will be via B462 (Aldenham Road/Hartspring Lane), A41 North Western Avenue, A4008 Stephenson Way and A411 (Waterfields Way/Lower High Street/ Chalk Hill) or via B462 Aldenham Road, A4008 (Aldenham Road/Pinner Road), A411 (Lower High Street/Dalton Way/ Waterfields Way), A4008 Stephenson Way, A41 Otterspool Way and B462 (Hartspring Lane/Aldenham Road).
The order came into force on July 28 and is for gas mains to be Lane, Kings Langley - temporary closure
The county council is intending to make an order to prohibit all vehicles from using Toms Lane from its its junction with Primrose Hill north eastwards for a distance of approximately 210m.
An alternative route will be via Primrose Hill, Station Road, Gallows Hill, Hamilton Road, Hunton Bridge Hill, South Way, Langley Lane, Tibbs Hill Road, Bedmond Road, High Street and Toms Lane.
All vehicles are prohibited from waiting at any time on both sides of this length of the road whilst works are in progress.
If made, the order will come into force on August 11.
Norfolk Road, Rickmansworth - temporary closure
The county council intends to prohibit all traffic from using a stretch of Norfolk Road from a point in line with the eastern boundary of No.25 north eastwards and south eastwards for a distance of approximately 12m.
An alternative route will be via Norfolk Road, Church Street, Skidmore Way, Waters Drive and Norfolk Road.
If made, the order will come into force on August 12.
