New Cambridge Road Junction

Posted on August 13th, 2024 in General

The Cambridge Road Junction at River Way is now officially open. The new junction provides new access to the Templefields Enterprise Zone, helping to reduce the level of congestion travelling on Edinburgh Way. It will also help support business and economic growth, creating more certainty with journey times and helping haulage vehicles reach the strategic network quicker and more efficiently.

The project was jointly funded by Essex County Council, Harlow Council, Hertfordshire County Council and Harlow & Gilston Garden Town.

The Templefields Enterprise Zone is a key location of employment in the town, home to many manufacturing and engineering businesses. Key businesses include Astro Lighting, Ovenden Papers, Riverway Foods, Redchurch Brewery and more. The new road improvements aim to make the area attractive to private investment and large scale businesses.

Harlow Council’s Cllr Alistair Gunn, Portfolio Holder for the Garden Town and Planning said: “Having provided £1.5m towards the new Cambridge Road junction works through the £23.7m Towns Fund that Harlow Council secured, it is very welcome that the road is now open.

“Indeed, the new junction is already supporting Harlow businesses on River Way.

“It is providing improved access and making the Templefields employment area even more attractive for major private investment, as we’ve seen with the recent arrival of LT Foods – a global rice manufacturer who have invested £7m in their new state of the art facility and aim to provide up to 100 new jobs.”