DRIVERS have been warned of disruption ahead of three months of works on a major Benfleet road.
Cadent is set to replace the 1930s gas mains on Bread and Cheese Hill, between Rhoda Road and Kenneth Road, to make them more resilient to leaks.
The work is set to be carried out in phases with each phase lasting around three weeks from Monday until mid-October, according to Essex county councillor for South Benfleet, Andrew Sheldon.
However, he says there is a chance the works on the Bread and Cheese Hill stretch may be finished by the time the schools and colleges return in September.
The first phase will start by the junction with Rhoda Road with a lane closure and two-way lights in place from Monday, and workers are expected to work their way up the hill throughout the phases.
In a message to residents, Mr Sheldon said: "These works are a pain and I know it feels like Benfleet is being dug up every two minutes recently, but a lot of the infrastructure our town was literally built around is coming to the end of its natural life and this investment now will hopefully see us suffer a lot less disruption to journeys in the future and less possible future supply disruption to the utilities we all rely on."
This comes after Essex and Suffolk Water works at Tarpots have come to an end.
Cadent's October timeline also includes later phases on the "unmade part" of Thundersley Park Road.
Residents and businesses by the planned works will be contacted by Cadent directly by letter. Any updates on these works are expected to be shared at cadentgas.com/major-projects/benfleet-canveyisland.
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