A120 Stansted - Braintree
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Scheme Outline
Realignment of the A120 between Stansted Airport and Braintree. The new route is a new-build road with dual two-lane carriageways and hard shoulders, with provision for addition of an extra lane. This is a very rare large-scale road project, with 32 structures (such as bridges) on the route.
Timeline
- 1974
- Stansted Airport opens, increasing traffic on the A120 to and from the east of Essex.
- 2002
- Construction of new alignment begins.
- Dec 2003
- Stansted to Great Dunmow section is open.
- Summer 2004
- Road from M11 to Braintree is fully open.
Project Statistics
- Cost
- Unknown
- Finance
- Central Government/DBFO
- Estimated duration of works
- 2001-2004
- Length of new road
- 15 miles
More Information
- Website
- www.the-a120.co.uk
With thanks to Gerry McKenna and Geoff Hillyer for information on this page.
