New aerial images taken over the weekend have revealed a hive of activity at the Gallows Corner construction site yesterday (Sunday, October 19).
Earlier last week, drone pictures showed that progress with the flyover had been made as another part of the structure was spotted on the far side of the roundabout.
A large Emerson crane has been brought onto the site, helping to transport heavy loads of materials.
Piles of building materials, including what appear to be stacks of wood and tubing, can be spotted dotted around the roundabout.
Trench shoring boxes have been captured installed on the other side of the A127, where ground works appear to have hollowed out a section of the road.
There is still no publicly known completion date for the major works, which have resulted in the full closure of the roundabout and flyover since June 23.
The reconstruction of the flyover – intended to be temporary when it was built in 1970 – has been disrupted due to what Transport for London has described as “unforeseeable problems”.
However, local MP for Hornchurch and Upminster Julia Lopez took to Facebook to reveal that she had met TfL representatives on October 13 to discuss the ongoing project.
She wrote: “TfL were still unable to confirm when the project will be completed, though they committed to providing this by the month’s end.”
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Scott Haxton, TfL’s director of capital delivery, said the organisation is “very sorry” for the disruption caused by the work.
He said: “”The renewal of the ageing Gallows Corner flyover is essential to ensuring safety and reliability of the road network in Havering and working together with Essex & Suffolk Water to replace an ageing water main at the same time as work on the flyover will help to avoid future disruption.
“We recognise the impact that the delay to the project is having on people in the area and are urgently working with our partners to confirm a new completion date.”
