Essex County Council is the strategic highway authority that maintains the roads, public rights of way and some of the street lights in Felsted. Felsted Parish Council makes representations to Essex County Council on some Highways Matters.
Find out more information about Essex Highways here.
Looking after Felsted’s roads and footpaths
Felsted has a dedicated Community Speed Watch group who monitor traffic in Felsted and liaise with the police to keep local roads safe. Felsted also has an active Parish Paths Partnership (P3) group which is made up of volunteers working hard to maintain and improve footpaths around Felsted.
The Parish Council is very grateful for all the hard work undertaken by both groups.
Please contact the Assistant Clerk (ku.vog.cp-detslef@krelctssa) if you would like to find out more information about volunteering with either group.
Reporting Highways Defects
The ‘Tell Us’ webpage by Essex Highways has been tailored to capture all necessary information. This now includes different types of emergencies and if issues have worsened over time. The ‘Track It’ webpage lets users see the progress of reports, from inspection to repair, and whether similar issues have already been raised.
Useful Contacts
Whatever the weather, you never know when the unexpected might occur. Should there be instances of fallen trees, power outages, flooding etc, help and support can be found below:
In an Emergency
If you think there’s a risk to public safety, do not report it online, please call Essex Highways immediately on 0345 603 7631 or if you have hearing problems you can use the text phone service on 0345 758 5592.
Fallen Trees
To report a fallen tree that is obstructing a highway please contact Essex Highways:
https://www.essexhighways.org/tell-us/trees-hedges-and-weeds To report a fallen tree on a highway that is a risk to public safety call: 0345 603 7631
Power Cuts
In the event of a power cut in your area, report to UK Power Networks by calling 0800 31 63 105 or simply 105. You can also report and check power cuts in your area at https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/powercut
Flooding
You can keep an eye on flood warnings here: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/ Essex County Council is the local flooding authority: https://www.essex.gov.uk/floods-emergency-planning
Winter Travel
Winter can provide additional travel challenges. Find out more information here: https://www.essexhighways.org/roads-and-pavements/winter-travel
Road Closures
Find out more information about current and planned road closures here: https://www.essexhighways.org/interactive-maps-and-live-travel-information/future-roadworks-map
Broken Streetlights
If you are unable to find the street light on the Essex Highways ‘Tell Us’ webpage it may be one of the lights maintained by Felsted Parish Council and should be reported to the Assistant Clerk (ku.vog.cp-detslef@krelctssa)