Kent County Council (KCC) has announced a programme of essential maintenance with the aim of minimising disruption for residents and motorists. Crews will be carrying out works on the A299 New Thanet Way and Chestfield Tunnel between late April and June to upgrade lighting in the tunnel to LED and complete a deep reconstruction of…
A new method of road treatment is to be trialled by Kent County Council (KCC) after initial tests showed it may more than double the life span of the surface. KCC and its contractor, GW Highways, will be testing Gipave – a graphene-enhanced asphalt that involves melting graphene pellets and a small mix of recycled…
Kent County Council (KCC) is promoting Brake Road Safety Week by encouraging everyone to take responsibility for making our roads safer. The national campaign started on yesterday [Monday 14th November] and runs until Friday 18th November and brings together partners from the Safer Roads for Kent Partnership who will be supporting us throughout the week…
Gritting teams are getting ready to hit the road again after working hard to prepare for the winter season ahead. Staff at Kent County Council’s highway depots around the county have been rolling out practising the routes they will cover in the months ahead. Last year, our crews regularly covered 58 primary main road routes…
Work has officially begun on the construction phase of the Bullockstone Road Improvement Scheme. The £8.9 million developer funded project will improve highway safety and enable several housing and employment sites proposed in Canterbury City Council’s local plan while reducing congestion through the centre of Herne village. The improvements, together with the proposed spine road…
Road engineers have successfully treated enough roads in Kent to cover half the size of Monaco. Kent County Council (KCC) has completed its road surface preservation programme, which runs between March and September 15th, and is aimed at preserving road surfaces. The programme of works costs £11 million and has seen 24 kms of rural…
People are being asked for their views as Kent County Council (KCC) continues on its path to encourage more sustainable travel. Two separate consultations are now open for new schemes in Canterbury and Herne Bay paid for by the Government’s Active Travel Fund, which was set up to encourage local authorities to improve facilities as…
A Kent County Council (KCC) spokesperson said: “KCC has been advised of industrial action being taken by Arriva employees and the Unite Union in response to a dispute over pay. “The first day of action is Monday 5th September. “This is entirely a matter between Arriva and their employees, which KCC cannot influence. KCC understands…
As the summer holidays come to an end, the Brock contraflow will be taken off the M20 on Saturday 3rd September, Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) confirmed today. The traffic scheme, which is used to manage the flow of freight heading across the Channel via Eurotunnel and Port of Dover, has been in place since 10th…
Roads covering 45 miles have been resurfaced with 500,000 square metres of asphalt as part of a £30 million investment in more sustainable works. Some of the major stretches resurfaced this year include: A290 Tile Kiln Hill, Canterbury A206 Crossways Boulevard, Dartford A2034 Cheriton Road, Folkestone A247 Sutton Road, Maidstone This resurfacing work, completed by…
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…
A new strategy setting out how Kent County Council and its partners aim to eliminate deaths on Kent’s roads by 2050 has been revealed. KCC unveiled the map for safer roads at an event at Manston Airfield on Wednesday, September 15, attended by Prince Michael of Kent and KCC leader, Roger Gough. Also in attendance…