Council partners for Harlow & Gilston Garden Town are approaching the finish line on the sustainable transport corridor linking Harlow Town Centre with Harlow Town railway station.

Construction began in February 2024, with most of the works due to be completed by the end of 2025. The new infrastructure supports HGGT's ambition to enable more active and sustainable travel, giving residents and visitors greater choice to get around locally by bike, bus and on foot.

Stretching from a redesigned junction at Burnt Mill roundabout along Fifth Avenue-Zelenskyy Avenue to the Town Centre, the corridor adds new bus lanes in both directions, alongside enhanced walking and cycling connections, public realm improvements, trees, signage and lighting.

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The project is fully funded through a Housing Investment Grant from Homes England via Hertfordshire County Council. This phase of the sustainable corridor network is one of several infrastructure schemes being delivered ahead of new homes planned for construction across the garden town in the coming years.

Councillor Alastair Gunn, Harlow Council’s Portfolio Holder for Planning and the Garden Town said: "People who travel around Harlow by bus or enjoy cycling and walking regularly are going to see a massive improvement and the approach into the town centre is going to be a lot better.

"Wider cycle lanes and better lighting on the sustainable transport corridor will make it a much better travelling experience for people, and places Harlow as a welcoming town that’s attractive to visit and live in.

"We obviously have the regeneration of the town centre taking place as well so, in the very near future, residents will see that Harlow has not only transformed but is viewed as a go-to-destination for the region.

"That's the aim and this infrastructure helps us deliver that aspiration."