The roadworks are the longest-running on National Highways' 4,500-mile network, which covers mostly motorways and major A-roads. The Freedom of Information request, made by the BBC, has uncovered the ...

But a decade later, commuters in Witham, Essex, are still seeing the red light while waiting to cross the now-infamous Woodend Bridge. Since 2019, nearly £500,000 has been spent on the 'temporary ...

Witham is a bustling commuter town in the heart of Essex, with many using the A12 to get to work in London. However, roadworks at the Woodend Bridge regularly disrupt journeys. The works began ...

Decade-long delays to work on a bridge have led to it jokingly being ... The order, for Braintree and Witham, will come into force on Friday and last until Sunday. "I think we're built different ...

That hasn't been the case for the community of Witham, a small town in the heart of Essex, however ... around the ability of adjoining Woodend Bridge to "support the weight of traffic".

They are all waiting to cross Woodend Bridge, which runs over Essex's busiest route - the A12 - and leads to its London-bound carriageway south of Witham. Most of the motorists sitting bumper-to ...