Harlow Council is now turning its attention to replacing street name signs across the town as part of its priority to restore pride in Harlow through improving the appearance and image of the town.
The programme has started this week with council staff carrying out an audit of signs around the town and within housing estates to identify signs which require replacement. The audit, which will take around 8 weeks, will see any signs that are not up to date with the latest specification, worn, faded, broken, or damaged being replaced with new signs.
Street name signs and estate map boards will be replaced as part of the programme. Heritage estate name boards will be subject to condition surveys which will inform a future restoration programme for these.
As part of the council investing more money into delivering its priorities, more investment has been allocated from existing budgets to fund this major replacement programme.
Councillor Nicky Purse, cabinet portfolio holder for environment and sustainability, said:
"Replacing old, broken, or missing street signs is all about restoring pride in Harlow. There are far too many old or broken signs in our housing estates and on our streets and this programme will ensure that every one of them is replaced.
“We know restoring pride in Harlow is important to our residents and we are delivering visible change through programmes like this to make a difference to our streets and housing estates."