19 November 2010
Work will start on Saturday 20 November to install emergency gates on the central reservation of the A21 Lamberhurst Bypass in Kent. The gates in the central safety barrier would allow traffic to be moved from one carriageway to another if one side of the 1.5 mile bypass has to be closed because of roadworks or an incident. Safety barriers along the road are also being upgraded. Drivers are advised that during the work, there will be one lane closed in each direction on the A21, to create a safety zone for the work on the central reservation, and a 50mph speed limit in place. Drivers are advised to allow extra time for their journeys while the essential safety work is being completed. The work will take place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, finishing at 5am on Monday 20 December. John Burns, Highways Agency route performance manager for Kent, said: “This work is part of our commitment to making journeys on the A21 safer and more reliable. In future, when maintenance, or an incident, requires traffic to use the opposite carriageway, these gates will be opened to allow traffic to pass easily across the central reservation. “The work has been carefully planned to limit delays, but road users who are planning to use this section of the A21 are advised to allow extra time for their journeys.” It is anticipated that during the work the delays at peak periods could be between 10 and 30 minutes. To limit delays, contractors are on site 24/7 working double shift patterns. This has reduced the scheme by two weeks. On the weekends of Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 November, and Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 December, there will be overnight (9pm to 5am) carriageway closures for the installation and removal of traffic management, During the closures road users will follow a signed diversion route (see notes to editors). On both weekends, the southbound carriageway will be closed on the Saturday and the northbound carriageway will be closed on the Sunday. Following the weekend work to install traffic management, work will start on Monday 22 November.
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