As well as contacting HCC directly, please can you also sign the Batchworth Bridge petition which can be found on the Three Rivers Website https://my.threerivers.gov.uk/E-Petitions.
Select option ‘Sign a submitted petition online‘ and search for “Make Batchworth Bridge Crossing Safe for all users”. You will need to login or create a login to sign. Thank you.
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Message from Batchworth Community Council (BCC)
Dear Resident,
Thank you for braving the cold and attending the Batchworth Bridge Forum, hosted by the Rickmansworth & District Residents’ Association (RDRA) on the Wednesday 29th January.
Batchworth Community Council (BCC) has collated your comments and met County Councillor Reena Ranger to discuss them.
Cllr Ranger said, “Thank you for taking the time to talk to RDRA and Batchworth Community Council – I will be discussing the feedback with Hertfordshire County Council. These will be very helpful for improving Hertfordshire’s initial proposals sent to BCC along with the expert analysis I funded.”
Since the meeting, Batchworth Community Council and Cllr Ranger have raised the ‘small’ improvements with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC), to see if they can go ahead without a wider scheme.
In addition, a resident who attended the meeting has launched a petition for Three Rivers District Council to part-fund the works to the crossing using Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL): paid by developers to improve infrastructure locally.
The petition can be found on the Three Rivers Website https://my.threerivers.gov.uk/ please search for “Make Batchworth Bridge Crossing Safe for all users”. To sign the petition log in with your usual Three Rivers user name and password or register if you’ve not used the TRDC site before.
CIL was discussed at the forum last week. In total, £3.5 million has been paid for developments in Batchworth – about half of all the CIL paid across the district. However, 85% of it goes to Three Rivers, and other bodies have to apply for it.
BCC backed a Hertfordshire County Council bid to help fund the crossing, but this was refused by Three Rivers in December. The petition is for Three Rivers to rethink its decision.
BCC and Cllr Ranger will be in touch as soon as we have some news to give you on this project. Again, thank you for attending and your comments.
In the meantime, please visit https://rickmansworthresidents.org/ to sign up for news from the RDRA.
Best wishes,
From all of us at BCC and your County Councillor Reena Ranger
Rickmansworth Valentines Market hosted inside St. Mary’s Church Hall, 11:30am till 3:30pm.
Latest news available here:
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Letter received Jan 31, 2025 – via email
I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to extend my thanks to the Rickmansworth and District Residents Association for organizing the Batchworth Bridge Crossing Safety Forum. It was a valuable opportunity for the community to come together and discuss much-needed road safety improvements.
The discussions highlighted the real dangers posed by both the Batchworth Bridge crossing and the Church Street (A404) crossing near the Moor Lane roundabout. The latter, in particular, seems even more hazardous due to poor visibility and fast-moving traffic.
Would the redevelopment of Trinity Court into residential units strengthen the case for road safety improvements in the area? It would be helpful to understand what the next steps might be and how we can best support efforts to push for action from the relevant authorities.
I’d be keen to stay involved and offer any assistance in moving things forward. Please do let me know how I can help.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
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RDRA response:
Many thanks for your email and feedback. Much appreciated. We’ll always keep you posted and updated on the developments with this issue.
Venue: The Education Centre at Batchworth Lock WD3 1JJ
Nearest Parking: Church Street (opp. St Mary’s Church), Moor Lane, Tesco (Harefield Road)
Please click the link below for an update from the Joint Residents’ Association, comprising 11 associations and other interested parties, regarding the recently revised local plan:
Please keep an eye on developments within your areas, especially on land designated as Green belt.
I am pleased to inform you that we will be commencing the replacement of the Rickmansworth Aquadrome Bridge off Riverside Drive. Planned works will begin from Monday 20 January until Easter. During this time, the bridge and Ebury Play Area will be closed to the public to allow the work to be completed safely.
Pedestrians can still access Rickmansworth Aquadrome and town centre during the works. The established diversion route will be in place with on-site signage.
We’ve been working with our contractor, Beaver Bridges, and local agencies, including the Environment Agency and Hertfordshire Highways, to ensure they are aware of the works and happy with how they will be carried out and that we comply with all necessary legislation, we are only now able to confirm the dates.
Our Communications team have a planned programme including social media posts and a recent press release on the council website to notify the public with further details.
This is an exciting part of the overall project, and we look forward to bringing you a superb new bridge and nature focused play area soon.
For more details on the work please visit:
https://www.threerivers.gov.uk/news/rickmansworth-aquadrome-bridge-closure-replaced