Britain’s first post-war new town was planned around segregated roads, roundabouts and a large employment area set apart from housing, and that layout still defines the work here. Gunnels Wood Road runs the length of the western side beside the A1(M), lined with aerospace, pharmaceutical and engineering sites whose car parks, service roads and construction projects need regular cleaning.
The original town centre is being rebuilt in phases, with demolition, new residential blocks and public realm works taking place in a confined pedestrian precinct. Housing is also being added on the northern and western edges. The A1(M) serves the town from junctions 7 and 8, and the A602 links it with Hitchin and Hertford.
Coverage in and around Stevenage
The Old Town, Pin Green, Chells, Shephall and Broadwater are covered, as are Knebworth, Codicote, Walkern and Aston in the surrounding countryside. Stevenage is close to several other Hertfordshire towns on the A1(M), which helps operators combine work, but availability on any given day still has to be confirmed.