Harlow was planned as a new town and is now growing again. The Harlow and Gilston Garden Town programme is bringing large housing sites to the east of the town and across the Stort valley to the north, and each one puts muck-away lorries onto roads that were laid out for lighter traffic. Keeping the A414 and the estate distributor roads free of mud is a routine condition of that work.
Away from the building sites, Templefields and The Pinnacles hold most of the town’s industry and warehousing, with yards and service roads that need periodic clearing. The M11 serves the town at junction 7 and the newer junction 7a, and the A1184 runs north towards Sawbridgeworth.
Coverage in and around Harlow
An enquiry for Harlow can also take in Old Harlow, Church Langley, Potter Street and Newhall, along with Roydon, Nazeing, Sheering and Sawbridgeworth just over the Hertfordshire border. Sweepers are sourced from operators already working the M11 corridor, so availability is generally reasonable, though it is still confirmed job by job and never assumed.