Weekly Summary of Roadworks in Kent & Sussex – 26/01/2010
A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work
All of the following work is dependant on suitable weather conditions.
A2 Kingston Footbridge
The second Saturday night closure of the A2 at Kingston for the installation of a new bridleway bridge is due to take place from 8pm on Saturday 30 January 2010 to 6am Sunday 31 January 2010. During this time the A2 will be closed in both directions from the junction with Coldharbour Lane to the junction with the A260 Canterbury Road. During this time local diversions will be in place with main traffic diverted onto the A299 and A256 with HGV’s and out of country traffic being signed to Dover via the M20/A20.
A259 De La Warr Road Resurfacing
There will be full overnight (8pm – 6am) carriageway closures of both the east and westbound carriageways of the A259 De La Warr Road between Dorset Road and the A2036 Hasting Road junctions in Bexhill-on-Sea East Sussex on Thursday 28 January.. During this time road users wishing to travel eastbound along the A259 will be diverted right onto Dorset Road to join Penland Road northbound. They will then be directed right onto the A2036 Hastings Road to rejoin the A259 eastbound at Glyne roundabout. Westbound road users will be directed to use the same diversion as eastbound road users in the opposite direction. The work is to resurface the road and install road markings. The closures 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 Monday 01 February to Friday 05 February. The work is to upgrade the current lighting units and traffic bollards. The narrow lanes and mobile lane closure will be fully signed in advance.
M20 Junction 8 Ashford Road
The A20 Ashford Road bridge, which runs above the M20 junction 8 overbridge will be closed from Wednesday 11 January until mid February. The work is being carried out in order to replace the parapets, safety barrier around the bridge and stabilize the embankment to ensure its structural safety. During the closure traffic will be sent on a short diversion through to the adjacent roundabout. Pedestrian access across the bridge will be maintained at all times.
A2 Boughton Hill Fog Detectors
There will be overnight (8pm – 6am) single lane closures on either carriageway of the A2 at Boughton Hill, while work is carried out to install new fog detectors and advance warning signs. Work is being carried out each night Monday – Friday and will be complete by the end of January. The fog detectors will sense moisture in the air, which will then trigger a fog sign to flash up. This will war drivers if visibility is reduced on the road ahead. The lane closure will be fully signed in advance.
A20 Pull Off Points
There will be various overnight (8pm – 6am) lane closures on the coastbound and London bound carriageway of the A20 between Roundhill Tunnel and Dover from Wednesday 13 January to Saturday 13 February. The work is being carried out to provide permanent areas for maintenance vehicles to park off the main carriageway. This will improve safety road users and members of the workforce as maintenance vehicles will be out of the way of the main flow of traffic. The lane closures will be fully signed in advance.
A27 Crab Hill Lane Overbridge
There will be various lane closures and temporary traffic lights on Crab Hill Lane from Monday 4 January for four weeks. The work is to replace the parapets and safety barrier on the northbound M23 at Crab Hill overbridge. The lights will operate continuously through this period. The lane closures and temporary traffic lights will be fully signed in advance.
M2 Brenley Corner Signalisation
On Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 January, there will be an overnight single lane closure of the A2 Boughton by-pass approach to Brenley Corner roundabout. From Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 January, there will be a full overnight closure of the M2 coastbound exit slip road at Brenley Corner with traffic diverted on to the A299 Thanet Way to exit at Whitstable Road, and back on to the A299 London bound at the Staple Street junction. In addition, there will be an overnight lane closure on Brenley Corner roundabout on Monday 01 February and Tuesday 02 February.
The work is being carried out to install new traffic signals on the M2 junction 7 coastbound exit slip road and the A299 London bound exit slip road to manage the amount of traffic around Brenley Corner interchange and improve the flow of traffic especially at peak times. The lane closures and slip road closure will be fully signed in advance.
A259 Cherry Garden Avenue Roundabout
There will be a closure of the M20 London bound junction 13 entry slip road between Tuesday 19 and Saturday 30 January. The work is being carried out in order to enhance the safety around the A259 Cherry Garden Roundabout by resurfacing as well as renewing road markings and road studs. The slip road closures will be fully signed in advance.
A21 Route Safety Improvements
On Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 January there will be an overnight (8pm – 6am) temporary 40mph speed limit and lane closures on the Londonbound A21 at Clay Hill Road. Temporary traffic lights will control traffic which will be led past the work by a convoy vehicle at 10mph.The work is being carried out to enhance the safety of the A21 with new direction signs, road studs and high skid resistance surfacing. The lane closures, temporary speed limit and slip closures will be fully signed in advance.
A27 Mill Hill Overbridge Parapet Work
Work to replace parapets on the Mill Hill overbridge near Brighton continues this week. There are lane closures on one carriageway at a time, with two way temporary traffic lights in operation on the overbridge from Sunday 17 January for six weeks. Due to the nature of the work, the lane closures and temporary traffic lights will be in place 24 hours a day for the duration of the scheme. There will be no restrictions on the A27. The lane closures and temporary traffic lights are fully signed in advance.
A27 Hailsham Embankment Work
Work to repair the embankment adjacent to the Cophall Roundabout continues this week, on the northbound carriageway of Hailsham Road (B2247). There is a northbound lane closure adjacent to the site and a one-way system from Cophall roundabout to maintain traffic flows.
The northbound carriageway of Hailsham Road (B2247) remains closed between Sayerland Road and Cophall roundabout, though it remains open to Southbound traffic. The northbound traffic will be diverted from Sayerland Road eastbound on Hailsham Road, Station Road, Pevensey Road and Dittons Road (B2247) to Golden Jubilee Way. At the roundabout traffic for the A27 will be diverted left (first exit) to the second roundabout to join the westbound A27. This one-way system will remain in place 24 hours a day throughout the work.
A27 Health and Safety Tree Work
There will be an overnight (8pm – 6am) single lane closure with temporary traffic lights in operation while work is carried out on dual carriageway sections of the A27 between Middle Farm, Durrington and Charleston Farm from Monday 25 January to Sunday 7 February. There will also be single lane closures on one carriageway at a time, allowing traffic to use the remaining available lane to pass the work site. This essential work is being carried out only on dead, dying and hazardous trees, which have been identified in our ongoing survey of all trees on our network. It is necessary for this work to be carried out in order to maintain safety for all road users and adjacent landowners. The lane closures and temporary traffic lights will be fully signed in advance.
A259 Guestling Green Resurfacing
There will be an off-peak daytime lane closure (9.30am – 4pm) of one carriageway at a time on the A259 in Guestling Green, East Sussex from Monday 25 to Thursday 28 January. Two way and three way stop go boards will control traffic and there will be a temporary 40mph speed limit on approach to the work. The work is being carried out to lay anti-skid surfacing on the road. The lane closures will be fully signed in advance.
A21 Mumpumps Crossing Improvements
There will be alternate overnight (8pm – 6am) northbound and southbound lane closures of the A21 at Mumpumps. South of Flimwell, in East Sussex from Monday 1 to Thursday 4 February Road users will be controlled past the work site by two way temporary traffic lights. The works are to install new paving at the pedestrian crossing point and signs at the side of the road. The lane closures will be fully signed in advance.
M2 Junction 5 Slip Road resurfacing
There will be a full overnight closure of the M2 London bound entry slip road for junction 5 on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January and Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February between 8pm and 5am. During this time road users wishing to join the M2 London bound at junction 5 will be diverted to travel coastbound to junction 6 where they will then rejoin the M2 London bound. The works are to resurface the whole of the entry slip road as well as replace all road studs and road markings. The slip road closure will be signed in advance with a fully signed diversion route.
A249
Accident damaged barrier will be repaired on the A249 dual carriageway in Kent on Thursday 28 January. 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 junction and the Sheppey Crossing will be closed to provide a safe working area. Lane 1 remains open to traffic.
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