On or before 21 August Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) contractors closed the shared use path between Oxhey Activity Park and the Retail Park with barriers each side of the Railway Viaduct. Signage from the Activity Park for Pedestrians led them on to Dalton Way to walk in the road with their back to the traffic. From the High Street the sign at the Railway Viaduct simply directed Pedestrians back the way they had come
This very dangerous situation remained for at least two weeks, after which barriers were erected to provide protection for pedestrians walking along Dalton Way. Spokes have informed Watford Borough Council (WBC) of our concern that this danger was created and remained a danger for so long. WBC have passed our concerns on to HCC
We have since received an update that the emergency works have been permitted by HCC and are likely to continue until late October
