A scheme to cut congestion outside school gates is being piloted in Swale as schools returned this week after half term. It builds on the government’s drive to encourage more forms of active travel and the ‘build back greener’ push following the coronavirus pandemic. Kent County Council wants to help school children swap car journeys…
Work on a new £2.5 million bus interchange in Gravesend will start this month. Kent County Council has revealed its plans to improve the transport connections between rail, bus and bike and link-in with the Rathmore Road scheme. The improvements in Barrack Row and Garrick Street include: four new bus stops in Barrack Row more…
Road sweepings collected in the county will now be processed and recycled in Kent. Kent County Council’s waste management team has awarded a contract to Thanet Waste Services Ltd to process and recycle waste that ends up on our streets and pavements. The waste will be treated at a site near Sandwich with 99% of…
Today marks the start of Pride Month and to mark the occasion, KCC is flying the Rainbow Flag at County Hall in Maidstone. The Chairman of Kent County Council, Ann Allen MBE said: “I am proud that Kent County Council is once again showing our support to the LGBTQ+ community by flying the Pride Flag…
Kent County Council has been recognised at a national level for its work in supporting sustainable and clean growth. The Low Carbon Kent team, chiefly through the Low Carbon Across the South East (LoCASE) Project, was unanimously voted winners of the Delivering Clean Growth category at the President of the Association of Directors of Environment,…
The Leader of Kent County Council, Roger Gough, has announced the appointment of his new top team following the local elections on May 6. The new cabinet members appointed today (Friday) are, in alphabetical order: Clair Bell – Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health David Brazier – Cabinet Member for Highways and…
Preliminary work ahead of a new signalised junction at the A251/A2 junction in Faversham will begin on Tuesday (April 6). It comes as part of plans by Kent County Council to ease congestion and queuing on the A251 Ashford Road and improve turning onto the A2 Canterbury Road. Before work can start on the scheme,…
Half a million symptom free COVID-19 tests have now been carried out at sites across Kent. Symptom free tests are a vital part of the county’s route out of lockdown as around 1 in 3 people with coronavirus do not have any symptoms. This means they could be spreading the virus without knowing it. Out…
Satisfaction levels with Kent’s Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRC) have been found to be overwhelmingly high in a new survey. Nearly 9,000 people were asked about their experiences, with the results showing 95% were satisfied or quite satisfied with their visit and felt safe. More than 98% were also happy with the booking system.…
Kent County Council has been awarded £500,000 to carry on an innovative new study on tree planting which could change the way the UK plants trees. The Trees Outside Woodlands project, led by Defra, Natural England, and the Tree Council, is a £2.52 million investment over the next two and a half years. The study…
As schools reopen to all pupils, Kent County Council is providing compensation to families who bought a KCC Travel Saver Card or 16+ Travel Saver Card but may not have needed to use it during the national lockdown in January and February. Parents who paid in full for a KCC Travel Saver Card will receive…
Kent County Council has published its forward works programme outlining plans for highway maintenance right across the county for the next five years. This investment plan includes renewal and maintenance work not just for roads and pavements but also streetlights, drainage systems, traffic lights, bridges, tunnels, and trees. It includes around 7.5 million square metres…