Icon Underpass Lighting

Since the original building was demolished, the lighting in the underpass under the entrance to the Icon building has had no lighting. 

We have been campaigning to both Hill and HCC for several years. Last October we even had a Halloween display - a big banner and 3 pumpkins - to point out that “dark underpasses are scary all the time, not just Halloween”.

The ownership and responsibility for lighting has been the subject of much uncertainty. The lights did not appear on the Hertfordshire County Council assets mapping - as shown on information we collated in January 2025 here.

During June 2025, temporary motion sensitive LED lighting was installed - this video shows it in action.

We understand that it is now confirmed as a Hertfordshire County Council asset so more permanent lighting is due to be installed. We hope that this will be done before the darker months and yet another winter.