Site compound at Nags Hall roundabout to allow works to M25

The Highways Agency has notified Tandridge District Council that it is carrying out work in the verge beside the M25 between junction 5 and 7. The work is in preparation for the M25 Managed Motorway Major Improvement Works due to start in November 2012.

As part of the works a site compound will be set up to accommodate the contractor, Skanska Balfour Beatty. The compound will be located on the north east side of the Nags Hall roundabout (the junction of the A25 and A22).

The Council has no powers to stop this site being used for a site compound, as it is permissible under the Secretary of State's powers. Tandridge District Council has always objected to motorway widening and although this is not happening, the Highways Agency is going ahead with upgrades to allow all the lanes to be used including the hard shoulder. The works which start around 17 September include:

• Vegetation clearance to install newt and reptile fencing for ecological trapping.

• Preparation of the hard shoulder including drainage works.

• Preparation of the verge for hard shoulder running from mid November 2012.

• Installation of temporary CCTV, average speed cameras and preparation of recovery stations.

The Council has been advised that as much as possible of the existing screening will be kept and replanting will take place when the roadworks are complete. Some work will be carried out overnight.

For more details please contact the Skanska Balfour Beatty Community Relations Team on 01708 256000, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. There is also a Highways Agency Information Line on 0300 123 5000, or visit www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5735.aspx.

Chairman of the Planning Committee, Councillor Gill Black, said: "Unfortunately we have no say in where the contractor's site is. The Council has commented at length on the M25 proposals and has continued to press the Highways Agency, where it is considered the proposals fail to take account of the local circumstances."