All change for Highways

Our local district council no longer looks after Epping Forest's roads and pavements. Essex County Council has taken direct control of road maintenance and highways schemes.

Decisions affecting local roads are now taken in Harlow and Chelmsford, under the overall control of a Conservative county councillor from Maldon on the Essex coast.

"Obviously this reduces the ability of local people to influence decisions," said former Epping and Theydon Bois county councillor Janet Whitehouse. "Nevertheless I and my Liberal Democrat colleagues will continue to press the county council to pay more attention to our local roads and pavements and to respond more quickly to problems."

These are the new contact details for reporting potholes or other highways problems

Tel.: 01279 642500

Email: highways.westarea@essexcc.gov.uk

Post: West Essex Highways Office, Warwick House, Roydon Road, Harlow, CM19 5DX

Of course you can also contact your local Liberal Democrat Focus team, by clicking 'contact us', to raise an issue as well.