Works Status: On Schedule

Last night FM Conway’s crew transformed the third section of Chartwell Road/Marlborough Road, all the way from Chartwell Business Centre up to and including the entrance to the Marlborough Road Car Park, bringing both back into use for staff and customers from now on.

The crew also planed the section from Marlborough Road Car Park to just before the junction with Winston Road, ready for resurfacing tonight. This means that all vehicles will be travelling the one-way system in two directions via the Chartwell Road entrance tonight, with no vehicular access to Blenheim Road and Brooklands House from 8pm.

LBP is sorry to report that additional double yellow lines have been painted opposite Marlborough Road Car Park and LBP is picking up this issue today.

There will be a difficult juggling act tonight to keep the Chartwell Road junction open for access, as the crew also need to plane Marlborough Road from the junction with Winston Road up to just passed Sussex Transport’s entrance near Commerce Way.

FM Conways are currently checking their works plan to confirm when best to plane the section of Marlborough Road adjoining the Chartwell Road entrance. Please check back here this afternoon for confirmation.

Tonight’s planing will be undertaken in two sections (or three?)

• Section 1 - Marlborough Road/ Winston junction to just before the Chartwell Road junction – during this time please use Commerce Way to access Chartwell Road

• Section 2 – From Chartwell Road junction to just passed Sussex Transport’s entrance near Commerce Way – during this time please use Winston Road to access Chartwell Road

I’m sorry to say it is very hard to put times on these planing sections but appreciate it’s going to be hard for HGVs to turn if they approach from the wrong access point. For now, please assume that up to midnight you will need to approach from Commerce Way and after midnight use Winston Road, but please be understanding if you are then redirected to the other access point.

To help avoiding any HGV turning issues, LBP will ask the crew to liaise with known HGV operators to let them know when the switch happens.

Please keep in mind that a two-week full park closure from 8pm to 6am was requested to enable these works. We are sure you will join LBP is thanking FM Conway and West Sussex Highways for working with us to enable business access, by keeping as much as the park open as possible during the works.

LBP has just had a report of vehicles driving too quickly on the planed surface in Marlborough Road. Please could everyone drive slowing on the planed section, as not only is there exposed ironwork to avoid, this also flicks up stones and dust on to the parked cars. 

Thank you.