Harrow Roads to Reopen and Close for Utility Works
Several streets across the borough will see disruptions and reopenings throughout August due to essential maintenance.
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Morland Avenue in Kenton is scheduled to reopen at the end of August. The road has been closed since April for essential water works. Separately, Rusland Park Avenue in Wealdstone is also set to reopen mid-August, having been shut since early June.
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Residents in Hatch End face new disruptions as two roads will close for water works. Blythwood Road will be shut from August 10 until October 30. Marsworth Avenue is also set to close from August 31 and will remain closed until September 11.
These closures are part of wider utility works affecting multiple areas across Harrow, including Wealdstone, Rayners Lane, South Harrow, and Kenton. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has compiled a list of these planned disruptions, sourced from one.network.
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Several other roads across the borough will experience temporary closures throughout August. Bacon Lane in Edgware will reopen on August 10 after gas works. Oakleigh Avenue in Edgware will close from August 3 to August 28 for water works.
Cecil Park in Pinner is closed until August 31 for road maintenance. In Harrow Weald, Whitefriars Drive will be shut from August 3 to August 5 for water works, and Fontwell Close will be closed from July 27 to August 28 for gas works.
Carmelite Road in Harrow Weald will have a short closure on August 25 from 9:30am to 3:30pm for water works. Village Way in Rayners Lane will be closed on August 23 from 9:30am to 12am, and Highfield Avenue will be shut from August 24 to August 27 for water works.
St Johns Road in South Harrow is closed from August 19 to August 21 for telecoms works. Gayton Road and Northwick Avenue in South Harrow will reopen on August 3, having been closed since July 28 for water works.
In Kenton, Willowcourt Avenue and Upton Gardens will reopen on August 10 after water works. Sedgecombe Avenue will be closed from August 6 to August 28 for water works, and Totternhoe Close will be shut on August 14 and 15 for water works.
Wealdstone will see Marlborough Hill closed until August 25 for gas works, and Princes Drive closed until August 24 for water works.
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