Well, the good news is that county officials have confirmed that because these plots are land that is part of an adopted public highway maintainable at public expense then, under the Highways Act, no work may take place upon it without the permission or authorisation of the Highway Authority - in this case Hertfordshire County Council.
The election has only been over for a week. Already the new Conservative Government, with its sharper focus on finance, is moving fast to delay or scale-back investment in infrastructure.
Please be aware of the following road works in Tring. Significant Planned Works London Road Throughout length from junction of London Rd to junction of Beggars Lane May 29th carriageway surfacing road closure 09.30 to 16.30 Buckingham Rd Miswell Ln to Okeley Ln June 11th Micro surfacing of carriageway 0730-1800 road closure for 2 days between 11/06/15 - 17/06/15 with a revisit between 02/07/15 - 08/07/15 Bushells Wharf from end Longbridge Close to house no. 1 July 10th Micro surfacing of carriageway 07.30-18.00 road closure for 2 days between 14/06/15 - 19/06/15 with a revisit between 05/07/15 - 10/07/15 London Road A41 Tring Eastbound Roundabout on/off slips /A4251/B4635 London Rd June 7th
The odd pieces of land consolidated into lots for auction are adopted highway maintainable at public expense. This means the owners of the freehold have neither any rights nor any obligations - apart from the obligation NOT to work upon nor interfere with the public highway - with regard to the land.
Conservative run Herts County Council has decided on a second slice of bus cuts - they will now slash a further £1.47m from the bus budget. This means a dozen key bus routes will go, others will only run up to 7.30pm. Sunday services will disappear with just a very few that serve hospitals running only up to to 7.30pm. Throughout the week, evening hospital visits will be made almost impossible shift staff will be hit hard. The Conservatives voted by 42 votes to 30 to push through the bus cuts, despite condemnation by the NHS Trusts, bus operators and the public.
From: Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst - LD County Councillor for Central Watford and Oxhey Conservative run Herts County Council has decided to cut a further £1.47m from its bus budget. This will mean a dozen bus routes will cease to exist, others will only run up to 7.30pm, and just a few that serve hospitals will run on a Sunday (but again only up to 7.30pm).