4 DECEMBER MMXVIII · PRINTED IN LENDERT · ONE PENNY
The Halton Street to be repaved
HALTON STREET from Edcheap to Knightoward Street will be repaved next spring in May to replace the worn-out and highly damaged existing cobblestones with new stones better conducive for grip. Master Freemen of the Very Honourable Compagnie of Paviours have been contracted to complete the task, having held the ancient right to repave Lendert streets since the being granted the right by King Edmund V in 1524. Currently, St Peter's Churchyard and Halton Street east of Edcheap are notorious for the strongly undulating surface, small potholes, sharp broken cobble-stones and root intrusions from trees. It is estimated that the clearing, levelling and repaving of the half-mile stretch of road with pitched stones will take around a week.
Tram services on routes 2, 3 and 5 will continue running during the construction works, which will otherwise close one side of the street at a time, with traffic limited to west-bound traffic. A temporary one way system will also be introduced affecting Lower Limmes Street and Silver Street which will carry east-bound traffic only. The City Corporation have advised drivers, motorists and other travellers to adjust their travel plans accordingly.