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Towering racecourse scaffolding gives a glimpse of what is to come





The temporary structure which looms large over nearby houses and Stroud Green has been built to ensure the building programme to deliver 1,500 new homes stays on track during harsh winter weather.
Project manager for the development at David Wilson Homes, Daniel Pavely, said the scaffolding was a short-term measure.
“The scaffold enclosure over the first properties is because of changing weather conditions and is providing us the option to ensure we can continue building the homes ready for the launch in spring,” she said. “It’s a short term measure, we anticipate until the 3rd week of March.
“The scaffolding is purely there to ensure control and maintain ambient working conditions.”
The first phase of the housing development, which will see 142 of the total 1,500 houses built at the site is expected to be completed by early April.
Resurfacing and roadworks to the Stroud Green entrance are also currently being carried out, causing a stir among local residents who have reported facing lengthy queues during busy periods as a result of one lane being closed and the installation of temporary three-way traffic lights.
Mr Pavely, said: “We constructed the curbs at the end of last year and now we have continued doing the surfacing works.
“What that has meant is that we have had to erect three-way traffic lights because we have only been able to get single traffic through.”
He added that the resurfacing is in its final phase.
When questioned as to why resurfacing works were being carried out during a period when heavy construction traffic will be using the road regularly, Mr Pavely said it was essential for it to be complete before residents moved in.
“There’s only one access and egress out of the development,” he said. “We want to get that done as quickly as possible.
“It wouldn’t make sense to be doing that project with residents in there.”
He added that the roadworks are expected to be finished, subject to weather conditions, by the end of the week, which will see the junction reopened fully to two-way traffic.



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