Kent County Council is consulting on plans to link up and improve a cycle route into Maidstone. Working with Maidstone Borough Council, the route would run from the entrance at Mote Avenue to the junction of the A249 and King Street, linking up with existing cycle routes. The proposals include widening the footpath to three…
There’s a whole lot of holes being filled on the county’s roads as Kent County Council continues its £7.5 million pothole blitz. Since March 1, KCC has filled in 50,307 potholes and carried out 194,257sqm of resurfacing where multiple potholes were found. The issue remains the number one priority for Highways and dedicated teams are…
A consultation has been launched on a proposal to charge for non-household waste at the Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRC). Kent County Council is not obligated to accept non-household waste at its sites, such as soil, rubble, hardcore and plasterboard. KCC operates 18 HWRCs, providing facilities for the recycling and disposal of more than…
A campaign has been launched to highlight that using your phone hands-free whilst driving is as dangerous as being drunk at the wheel. Research by Kent County Council has revealed that using a mobile hands-free impairs driving and increases stopping distances more than if you were at the drink-drive limit. Kent County Council Road Safety…
Resurfacing, realignment, and relining works in Tunbridge Wells are being carried out throughout August. The overnight road closures on St John’s Road are scheduled for 20 weekday nights between 9pm and 6am. The closure is between Speldhurst Road and St Johns Close. KCC cabinet member for highways Mike Whiting said: “This scheme has provided us…
Pepperhill household waste and recycling centre in Gravesend will reopen on Monday, August 13. Kent County Council closed the Station Road, Southfleet site following a fire on April 21. It broke out in the household waste bay in the waste transfer station. It remains unknown what caused the fire due to the quantity of waste…
Residents are reminded there is still time to have their say in the consultation on what the future of rural transport in Kent could look like. Since June, public meetings have been held around the county to hear people’s views on rural transport in their area and how it might be maintained or improved in…
The Leader of Kent County Council, Paul Carter, has announced changes to his Cabinet including new appointments in portfolios for Finance, Strategic Commissioning and Public Health. The reshuffle comes after John Simmonds resigned from his post as Cabinet Member for Finance due to ill health. Deputy Leader of KCC, Peter Oakford, becomes Cabinet Member for…
A request for a judicial review by Maidstone Borough Council into how Kent County Council released funds for a road project has been thrown out by a High Court Judge. KCC requested that Maidstone Borough Council release £200,000 of developer contributions for surveys into the possibility of a Leeds-Langley by-pass. The money would be used…
Work to stabilise and make safe the sinkhole on Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, began last Tuesday using a specialised technique. Compaction grouting involves drilling into the ground and injecting cement at varying depths to compact and solidify the soil. The sinkhole measures 20 metres long by 12 metres wide – about the size of a tennis…
A drain cleaning blitz will begin in Tunbridge Wells next week, Kent County Council has announced. The authority, which is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the drains and pipework connecting to the public sewers, said work will begin from July 23. During the programme, parking restrictions and possibly some out of hours road…
Every emergency call to Kent Highways has been dealt with within two hours, a report to Kent County Council has revealed. The findings are part of a performance review of the environment and transport departments and will go before the authority’s Environment & Transport Cabinet Committee on Friday (July 13). The report shows 94% of…