Dealing with ice and snow Havering Council’s salting teams operate to a planned schedule with certain routes taking priority. Salting is likely when road temperatures are at or below 1°C, and moisture is present or likely to be present to form ice. In case of severe winter weather salting will be concentrated on the main roads. These main routes cover 288 kilometres and account for 47 per cent of the borough’s roads. Transport for London is responsible for salting the A12, A13 and A127 within the borough and the Highways Agency is responsible for the M25. Full details of the four priority one routes can be found in the Operational Plan here.

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Avoid roadworks for a quicker journey

Getting stuck in traffic due to roadworks can be frustrating and cause journey delays.

This can be avoided using a website that shows where all roadworks in Havering are taking place. The website includes work being done by gas, electricity, water, telecom and other utilities as well as those being done by Havering Council.

You can check out roadworks in your area using this online map or across London using this map.

Roadworks

Until summer 2015 work is taking place in Hornchurch Town Centre, at the junction with Billet Lane, as part of a £250,000 improvement scheme funded by Transport for London. Billet Lane will be closed north-bound between 8.30am and 5pm on Sundays 18 and 25 January and 1 February.

Until Friday 16 January, Church Road, Harold Wood, will have one lane closed. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

From 7.30pm on Saturday 17 January until 5.30am on Sunday 18 January, Gubbins Lane, Harold Wood will be closed at its junction with the A12. Diversions will be in place.

Until Saturday 17 January, Ockendon Road, Upminster will be closed between North Road and Fen Lane, from 7.30pm until 6.30am each day. Diversions will be in place.

From Saturday 17 to Friday 30 January roadworks will take place at Cockabourne Bridge in Squirrels Heath Lane, Gidea Park. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

New Road, Rainham will be closed on Monday 19 January and Tuesday 20 January from 7.30pm until 6.30am each day for resurfacing work. Diversions will be in place.

From Monday 19 to Friday 23 January roadworks will be taking place in Hacton Lane, Upminster. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

Station Road, Harold Wood will be closed from Tuesday 20 to Friday 23 January from 7.30pm until 6.30am each day for resurfacing work. Diversions will be in place.

Oak Road and Rosslyn Avenue, Harold Wood will be closed from Tuesday 20 to Friday 23 January from 7.30pm until 6.30am the following day for resurfacing work. Diversions will be in place.

Until Tuesday 20 January roadworks will take place outside 84 Gubbins Lane, Harold Wood. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

Until Wednesday 21 January, roadworks will take place outside 174 Victoria Road, Romford. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

Gubbins Lane, Harold Wood will be closed from Thursday 22 January to Saturday 24 January from 7.30pm until 6.30am each day for resurfacing work. Diversions will be in place.

Until Tuesday 27 January, roadworks will take place on Cromer Road, Hornchurch, between Osborne Road and Billet Lane. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

Until Thursday 29 January, roadworks will take place on Junction Road, Gidea Park, between Eastern Road and Kingston Road. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation.

Until 2017 work by Transport for London (TfL) to replace the bridge which takes the A127 over the railway at Ardleigh Green is taking place. Full details are available here.

Crossrail in Havering  Romford, Gidea Park and Harold Wood Stations will become part of the Crossrail network. Crossrail has set out plans to improve the public spaces around stations in the borough. Work will take place from January 2015 until January 2016 – details can be found here. Specific information about how Havering will benefit from Crossrail can be found on the Crossrail website.

Public Transport updates

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The latest travel information about rail services through Rainham, Upminster and Upminster Bridge stations from c2c rail can be found here.

The latest travel information about rail services through Emerson Park, Gidea Park, Harold Wood, Romford and Upminster stations from Greater Anglia can be found here.