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First Phase of Road Junction Complete
Harts Farm Way re-opens to traffic
20th December 2006
The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), in conjunction with Havant Borough Council, the Highways Agency and Hampshire County Council is pleased to announce that the western end of Harts Farm Way, which has been closed since August to allow the construction of the new Harts Farm Way/A27 junction to proceed, will be re-opened on schedule on Friday 22nd December.
Temporary Traffic management in the junction area will remain in place for the next three to four months while construction of the slip roads, lighting and traffic light systems are completed.
The work to complete the intersection has involved the installation of 565 reinforced concrete piles required to support the new junction, known as 'Teardrop Junction' due to its shape. The rigid piled platform is necessary in order to support the new road and prevent settlement either side of the existing junction, where the ground is formed of landfill placed during the 1970s.
The Junction works were required to improve vehicular access to the Southmoor Park and Broadmarsh developments and will facilitate the redevelopment of the SEEDA owned, four hectare brownfield site at Harts Farm Way, which was previously used by Havant Borough Council as a depot.
When completed, the Teardrop Junction scheme will create a new multi-lane, traffic-signal-controlled junction, which is part of Havant Borough Council's Regeneration Strategy for 2005-2008. The improved access is required as a condition of the redevelopment of the Penner Road sites on Southmoor Park and will also will open up key sites for development and create up to 2000 jobs by 2008.
Development Director at SEEDA, Peter Cusdin, said: "The aerial pictures taken by SEEDA recently show the extent of the works required to improve the capacity of the roads in the area, which will secure further private sector investment into Havant. We are very pleased that Harts Farm Way has re-opened before Christmas and look forward to final completion of the junction in spring 2007."
Phase II of the Broadmarsh traffic improvements scheme, which will involve the installation of traffic light control on the 'Rusty Cutter Roundabout' located on the north side of the A27, is due to commence in early 2007 and is expected to take three months to complete. A project hotline is available during normal working hours Monday to Friday on 023 9244 9618. Out of hours calls are responded to as soon as possible.
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