Weekly Summary of Roadworks in Kent & Sussex – 10/12/2009
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
All of the following work is dependant on suitable weather conditions.
A21 Pembury Bypass Exit Slip Widening Work Work continues to widen the A21 London bound exit slip road for the A264 / A228. There remains a 24 hour narrowed lane on the A21 London bound exit slip road for A264 / A228 with temporary 50mph speed limit on approach to the exit slip road and a 50mph speed limit on the A21 London bound entry slip road from A228 Pembury Road.
A259 Tree Works
There continues to be a single lane closure on the A259 between Pevensey in East Sussex and Brenzett in Kent on one carriageway at a time with two or three way temporary traffic lights. The work started Monday 14 September for 13 weeks Monday to Friday only. The work is to remove dead dying and hazardous trees from the side of the road. The lane closure and traffic lights will be fully signed in advance.
A20 Roundhill Tunnel Service Building New Access Road Work continues to build a new access road to the main service building for Roundhill Tunnel on the A20 near Folkestone in Kent. The London-bound entry slip road at the junction remains closed, with a fully signed diversion route in place, until February 2010.
A20 New Dover Road Lay-By Improvements
Work continues to upgrade an existing lay-by on the A20 New Dover Road, Dover until early December. The lay-by will be closed and there remains an overnight lane one closure and temporary 50mph speed limit on the London bound carriageway for the duration of the work.
A27 Oving Right Hand Turn Facility
Work continues on the A27 to provide a right turn facility at Oving Road. During the work, vehicles travelling westbound will not be able to turn right from the A27 into Oving Road. The diversion will be via the Bognor roundabout to return on the eastbound carriageway to turn left into Oving Road. Similarly, eastbound road users wishing to turn right into Shopwhyke Road from the A27 will be diverted via the Portfield roundabout to return on the westbound carriageway to continue their journey.
Road users wishing to turn right onto the A27 from Oving Road will be diverted via the Portfield roundabout to return on the westbound carriageway and road users wishing to turn right from Shopwhyke Road will be diverted via the Bognor roundabout to return on the eastbound carriageway. Lane closures and a 50mph speed limit will be in place throughout the work.
A2 Jubilee Way Freeze Free System
Work continues to install a new system on the coastbound side of A2 Jubilee Way in Dover, Kent to keep the road free of ice and snow in cold weather. The coastbound carriageway will be closed between 8pm and 6am on Friday Saturday and Sunday nights for the next six weekends from Friday 6 November. A fully signed diversion route will be in place during these times.
A2 Kingston Footbridge
Preparation works for a new bridleway bridge allowing a safe way of crossing the A2 near Canterbury started early November and the bridge will be ready for use by February 2010.
The new bridge will be at Kingston, halfway between Black Robin Lane and Out Elmstead Lane and will provide a safe place for pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and wheelchair users to get over the A2.
For the safety of road users and road workers, there will be a 24-hour single lane closure and temporary 50mph speed limit in both directions for the duration of the work for foundations for the bridge to be put in place. For the installation of the bridge itself, there will be up to three Saturday night closures of the A2 from the junction with Coldharbour Lane to the junction with the A260 Canterbury Road.
A26 Route Signing Improvements
From Thursday 03 December to Friday 11 December there will be overnight (8pm – 6am) lane closures at various locations on the A26 on one carriageway at a time with traffic controlled past the works by two way temporary traffic lights. The works are to improve route signing and road markings along the A26. The lane closures and temporary traffic lights will be fully signed in advance.
A27 Vegetation Works
Work continues until Christmas to clear vegetation and remove dead dying and hazardous trees around the A27 in East and West Sussex. The works which are being carried out overnight between 8pm and 6am involved lane closures on dual carriageway sections of the A27 with single lane closures with temporary traffic lights on single carriageway sections.
A2 Jubilee Way Diversion Signs
Work is being carried out on the A2 Jubilee Way to replace existing diversion signs with electronic variable message signs.. From Monday 30 November until just before Christmas there will be overnight narrow lanes from Guston Roundabout to the approach of Jubilee Way. The lane closure with temporary traffic lights and the narrow lanes will be fully signed in advance.
M20 Ashford Road Bridge Works
There will be overnight (8pm-6am) single lanes closures on the M20 coastbound and London bound carriageway at junction 8 from Monday 30 November to Friday 11 December. The works are to carry out repairs to the deck of Ashford Road Bridge. The lane closures will be fully signed in advance.
M20 Driver Location Signs
There will be various overnight (8pm- 5am) single lane closures of slip roads and some overnight total slip road closures on both the Londonbound and coastbound carriageway of the M20 between junction 4 and junction 7 from Monday 7 December November to Friday 11 December. The works are to install signs along the side of the road to help drivers identify their location in the event of an emergency or breakdown.
M23 Home Farm Parapet Replacement
There will be a 24 hour hard shoulder closure of the northbound M23 from Monday 7 December for two weeks. There will also be an overnight (8pm – 6am) lane one and two closures with lane three running to install and remove temporary barrier for the first and last night of the works. The works are to replace the parapets and safety barrier on the northbound carriageway of the M23 at Home Farm Underbridge in Surrey. The lane closures and hardshoulder closure will be fully signed in advance.
M23 Perrylands Lane Parapet Replacement
There will be a 24 hour hard shoulder closure of the northbound and southbound M23 from Monday 07 December for two weeks. There will also be an overnight (8pm – 6am) lane one closure on the northbound and southbound carriageway on the first and last night of the works, the works are to replace the parapets and safety barrier on the northbound carriageway of the M23 at. Perrylands Lane Underbridge in Surrey. The lane closures and hardshoulder closure will be fully signed in advance.
A27 Worthing to Brighton Street Lighting There will be overnight (8pm – 6am) narrow lanes with a mobile lane closure on one carriageway at a time at two locations on the A27 at Sussex Pad, Hangleton Junction, Devils Dyke Interchange and Patcham Interchange from Friday 11 December to Wednesday 23 December. The works are to replace the current lighting units and traffic bollards for more efficient ones. The narrow lanes and mobile lane closure will be fully signed in advance.
A27 Southwick Tunnel Routine Maintenance The A27 Southwick Tunnel will be closed overnight (8pm – 6am) on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 December for routine maintenance work. There may also be an overnight lane closure on the eastbound carriageway on Monday 21 December for the removal of equipment. All closures will be fully signed in advance, fully signed diversion routes will be provided.
A249 Sheppey – Barrier Repairs
The barrier will be repaired on the A249 dual carriageway in Kent on Friday 11 December. The work, which is weather dependent, will be carried out between 9.30am and 3.30pm and will finish the same day. During the work, Lane 2 of the northbound A249 dual carriageway between the Grovehurst exit and entry slip roads will be closed to provide a safe working area. Lane 1 remains open to traffic.
The barrier will be repaired in two locations on the A249 dual carriageway in Kent on Tuesday 15 December. The work, which is weather dependent, will be carried out between 9.30am and 3.30pm and will finish the same day. Lane 1 of the southbound A249 dual carriageway on the approach to Stockbury Roundabout will be closed to provide a safe working area. Lane 2 remains open to traffic. Lane 1 of the northbound A249 dual carriageway on the approach to the Sheppey Crossing will be closed to provide a safe working area. Lane 2 remains open to traffic.
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