A DANGER junction will be closed in a bid to make the A120 safer.
The Highways Agency has come up with proposals for the junction at Hare Green after an urgent safety audit found the junction had been the site of more accidents than the national average.
The gaps in the central reservation at the Harwich Road, Park Road and Pellens Corner junctions are to be closed by the end of May while work continues to determine a long term solution.
Highways Agency asset manager, Eric Cooper said: “Safety is our top priority. We carried out improvements last April, and have continued to monitor these junctions. That monitoring has shown that the central reservation gaps should be closed to prevent traffic turning across the carriageway.
“We acknowledge this will have an impact on local roads and we will work closely with Essex County Council and Essex Police to reduce this impact where possible.
“We are continuing to investigate a longer term solution and funding has been allocated to develop an appropriate permanent solution in the near future.”
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