Time is running out to take part in a survey aimed at gathering views of how Kent’s roads are maintained. Kent County Council (KCC) wants to hear from all road users before the deadline of the end of February. It is the fourth year running in which KCC has taken part in the National Highways…
Highways officers have completed an annual round of road repairs using methods which will make road conditions last longer, for less cost and achieving significant carbon reductions. Kent County Council’s highways department has treated the equivalent of 127 miles of road, an equal distance from the county to Bristol, during the 2021 road surface preservation…
Key routes are among 45 miles of road in the county which have been treated with a more reliable substance. The material, known as surface dressing, is made with bitumen binder and sprayed onto the road before being covered with granite chippings. The layers seal the surface of the road to prevent water from getting…
The first phase of Kent’s latest resurfacing programme started in January and is progressing well. This £5 million work includes 26 locations around the county and will continue through to the end of March. This vital investment will help to reduce potholes caused by the weather conditions we have experienced in Kent this winter. A…
The first phase of Kent’s road resurfacing programme for 2021 has recently started. This five million pound phase of work includes twenty six locations around the county and will continue through to the end of March. A considerably larger programme will continue over the spring, summer and autumn months. The work will be carried out…
A £24.2 million road resurfacing programme has come to an end resurfacing around 550,000 square metres with new tarmac and replacing 50 miles of Kent’s roads. The majority of this work was delivered by Eurovia Infrastructure Ltd, whose resurfacing contract with KCC comes to end in December. Following a decision to significantly increase investment in…
Kent County Council has completed a countywide £7.1 million resurfacing programme to extend the life of around 720,000 square metres of Kent’s roads. Known as micro surfacing, the specialist treatment seals the surface of roads to preserve the structure and prevent potholes. KCC Cabinet member for Highways and Transport Michael Payne said: “To put these…
Kent Highways crews are continuing to find and fix potholes and resurface the county’s roads during the covid-19 lockdown. Since most of the county became housebound, KCC has patched 89,212m2 of roads and filled 5,669 potholes. In the month before lockdown, 47,073m2 of road was patched and 6,453 potholes were filled. Pre-planned work has been…
Kent County Council has pledged an additional £12.6 million towards improving and resurfacing Kent’s roads to repair damage caused by the severe weather following a decision at full council today (Thursday). The extra money comes on top of £8 million already being spent on a county-wide pothole blitz. The condition of the 5,400 miles of…