Maidstone Joint Transportation Board |
18 October 2017 |
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Highway Works Programme 2017/18 |
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Decision Making Authority |
Kent County Council |
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Lead Director |
Roger Wilkin |
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Lead Head of Service |
Andrew Loosemore |
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Lead Officer and Report Author |
Susan Laporte |
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Wards and County Divisions affected |
Maidstone District |
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Classification |
Information Only |
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Summary: This report updates Members on the identified schemes approved for construction in 2017/18
1. Introduction
This report provides an update and summarises schemes that have been programmed for delivery in 2017/18
Footway and Carriageway Improvement Schemes – see Appendix A
Drainage Repairs & Improvements – see Appendix B
Street Lighting – see Appendix C
Transportation and Safety Schemes – See Appendix D
· Casualty Reduction Measures – See Appendix D1
· Integrated Transport Schemes – See Appendix D2
· Local Growth Fund – See Appendix D3
Developer Funded Works – Appendix E
Bridge Works – see Appendix F
Traffic Systems – see Appendix G
Combined Member Fund - See Appendix H
Conclusion
- This report is for Members information
Contact Officers:
The following contact officers can be contacted on 03000 418181
Susan Laporte Maidstone District Manager
Alan Casson Senior Asset Manager
Katie Moreton Drainage Manager & Interim Structures Manager
Sue Kinsella Street Lighting Manager
Toby Butler Traffic & Network Solutions Asset Manager
Jamie Hare Development Agreement Manager
Jamie Watson Senior Schemes Programme Manager
Appendix A – Footway and Carriageway Improvement Schemes
The delivery of these schemes is weather dependent; should it prove not possible to carry out these works on the planned dates, new dates will be arranged and the residents will be informed by a letter drop to their homes.
Machine Resurfacing – Contact Officer Mr Byron Lovell |
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Road Name |
Parish |
Extent of Works |
Current Status |
A20 London Road (The Broadway) |
Maidstone |
Between Gyratory and Maidstone West Train Station
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To be designed, awaiting utility information. |
Brewer Street |
Maidstone |
Whole Road (High Street to Wheeler Street) |
Completed |
Old Chatham Road |
Maidstone |
Dickens Road to Gibrator Lane |
Completed |
Cobtree Roundabout |
Cobtree |
Retexturing: Circulatory of Roundabout |
Completed |
Forstal Road |
Maidstone |
Retexturing: West and eastbound outside White Cottage
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Completed |
A229 Royal Engineers Road |
Maidstone |
Retexturing: Sandling Roundabout |
Completed |
Footway Improvement - Contact Officer Mr Neil Tree |
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Road Name |
Parish |
Extent and Description of Works |
Current Status |
Tonbridge Road |
Maidstone |
From opposite Milton Road to Bower Mount Road (Footway Reconstruction) |
Completed |
Saltwood Road |
Tovil |
Entire length (Footway Protection). |
Programmed for November 2017 |
Avington Close |
Tovil |
Entire length (Footway Protection). |
Programmed for November 2017 |
Langdale Rise |
Maidstone |
Entire length (Footway Protection). |
Programmed for October 2017 |
Milford Close
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Maidstone |
Entire length (Footway Protection). |
Programmed for October 2017 |
Surface Treatments – Contact Officer Mr Jonathan Dean |
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Micro Surfacing |
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Road Name |
Parish |
Extent and Description of Works |
Current Status |
Buckland Hill |
Maidstone |
Pevensey Court to Buckland Road |
Programmed for the 14/10/2017 for 2 days |
B2079 Goudhurst Road |
Marden |
West Field House to Pattenden Lane |
Completed |
West Street |
Hunton |
East Street to Mill Lane (Omitting section o/s primary school) |
Completed |
Royston Road |
Bearsted |
Spot Lane to Rosemary Road |
Completed |
Madginford Road |
Bearsted |
Royston Road to Willington Street |
Completed |
Stockett Lane |
Coxheath |
B2163 Heath Road to Forstal Lane |
Completed |
Hubble Drive |
Downswood |
Valentine Road to either end cul de sac |
Programmed for the 13/10/2017 for 2 days |
Valentine Road |
Downswood |
Willington Street to Hubble Drive |
Programmed for the 13/10/2017 for 2 days |
B2163 Heath Road/Ewell Lane |
West Farleigh |
Heath Road (Right angle junction) to Lower Road (past road to Good Intent PH) including around triangle |
Programmed for the 6/11/2017 for 2 days |
B2010 Yalding Hill |
Yalding |
Lughorse Lane to Shingle Barn Lane |
Completed |
Vicarage Road |
Yalding |
Yalding Hill to Mill Lane |
Completed |
Claygate Road |
Yalding |
Jarmons Lane to Victoria Cottage |
Completed |
Admiral Road |
Hucking |
Hollingbourne Hill to South Lees Lane |
Completed |
Pested Bars Road |
Boughton Monchelsea |
Joy Wood/Brishing Lane to Cliff Hill |
Completed |
B2010 Dean Street |
East Farleigh |
Lower Road to join with Old Tovil Crescent up to Sheals Crescent |
Completed |
Hogbarn Lane |
Harrietsham |
Stede Hill to Ringlestone Road |
Completed |
Pinnock Lane |
Staplehurst |
A229 Cranbrook Road to j/w Goudhurst Road |
Completed |
Howland Road |
Marden |
Meadow Way to Battle Lane |
Completed |
Benover Road |
Yalding |
Between Willow Grove and The Chestnut Tree |
Programmed for the 10/10/2017 for 2 days |
Five Oak Lane |
Staplehurst |
From junction with Wilden Park Road to junction with Five Ash Lane |
Programmed for the 11/10/2017 for 2 days |
The Landway |
Bearsted |
From junction with Plantation Lane to Birling Avenue |
Programmed for the 28/10/2017 for 2 days |
Five Ash Lane |
Staplehurst |
From junction with Five Oak Lane to junction with Pagehurst Road |
Programmed for the 24/10/2017 for 2 days |
Lenham Road |
Ulcombe |
From junction with Gravelly Bottom Road to junction with Ghegworth Road |
Programmed for the 26/10/2017 for 2 days |
West Street |
Harrietsham |
Between junction with A20 Ashford Road and junction with Hook Lane |
Programmed for the 28/10/2017 for 1 day |
College Road |
Maidstone |
Between junction with B2010 Tovil Road to junction with Sheals Crescent / Hayle Road |
Programmed for the 28/10/2017 for 2 days |
Church Road |
Harriersham |
Between junction with A20 Ashford Road and Marley Road |
Programmed for the 25/10/2017 for 2 days |
Surface Treatments – Contact Officer Mr Jonathan Dean |
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Surface Dressing |
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Road Name |
Parish |
Extent and Description of Works |
Current Status |
A229 Staplehurst Road |
Marden |
End of HFS on bends to Chart Hill Road, Cross at Hand to joint with 2015/16 SD |
Completed |
The Street |
Wormshill |
Black Post crossroads to Wormshill church bends |
Completed |
Appendix B – Drainage
Drainage Repairs & Improvements - Contact Officer Katie Moreton
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Parish |
Description of Works |
Current Status |
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Queens Road |
Maidstone |
Removal of some surface water from the southern Water sewer |
Works due to be completed by January 2018. |
Appendix C – Street Lighting
Street Lighting Works – Contact Officer Sue Kinsella
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Road Name |
Parish |
Description of Works |
Current Status |
No Street Lighting works planned. |
Appendix D – Transportation and Safety Schemes
Appendix D1 – Casualty Reduction
Identified to address a known history of personal injury crashes
Location |
Parish |
Description of Works |
Lead officer |
Current Status |
A274 Sutton Road j/w St Saviours Road |
Urban |
Review of traffic signal operation, minor signal head alteration |
Jennie Watson |
Junction being reviewed with Traffic Signal colleagues with a view to separately controlled right hand movement |
A274 Maidstone Road j/w Chartway Street |
Sutton Valence |
Signage and road markings |
Jennie Watson |
Works complete on site |
A229 Royal Engineers Rd and Fairmeadow roundabouts |
Urban |
Replace and improve advance direction signs on the A229 approaches to the two roundabouts. |
Paul Brand |
Handed over for delivery – Works to be completed by December 2017 |
A229 Upper Stone Street j/w Brunswick Street |
Urban |
Sign designed |
Jennie Watson |
Handed over for delivery – Works to be carried out by December 2017 |
A229 Upper Stone Street near Tesco Express |
Urban |
Carriageway marking improvements |
Paul Brand |
Handed over for delivery - Works to be completed by December 2017 |
A229 Lower Stone Street/Knightrider street |
Urban |
Stop line at traffic signals to be moved back |
Jennie Watson |
Handed over for delivery – Works to be carried out by December 2017 |
Appendix D2 – Integrated Transport Schemes
All other LTP funded non-casualty reduction schemes
Location |
Parish |
Description of Works |
Lead officer |
Current Status |
A274 Maidstone Road |
Sutton Valence |
Implementation of new pedestrian crossing and associated footway works |
Jennie Watson |
Scheme has now been completed. |
Old Chatham Road |
Boxley |
Implementation of improved pedestrian and cycle facilities |
Jennie Watson |
Detailed design nearing completion. Handover for delivery expected Mid October. |
Appendix D3 – Local Growth Fund
Local Growth Fund programme update for the Maidstone Borough
The Department for Transport (DfT) added Ł100m to the Local Growth Fund (LGF) pot in order to fund Local Sustainable Transport Fund Style schemes. KCC subsequently submitted four Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) capital bids 1) East Kent – A network for Growth, 2) Kent Thameside – Integrated door-to-door journeys and 3) West Kent – Tackling Congestion. The fourth was for Tonbridge Town Centre Regeneration, which included a highway improvements scheme in the Lower High Street as well as additional LSTF style measures. The objective of all of the capital bids is to boost economic growth by decreasing carbon emissions and reducing congestion.
The Kent Thameside, West Kent and Tonbridge Town Centre Regeneration bids were all successful. The schemes aim to:
· improve access to employment and services
· reduce the need to travel by the private car
· enhance pedestrian, cycle and public transport facilities
· improve sustainable transport connections
The following schemes have been submitted as part of the successful West Kent LGF this financial year.
Local Growth Fund (Transport Innovations) |
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Scheme Name |
Description of Works |
Current Status |
Maidstone East Station Forecourt Scheme |
Re-development of the station building and forecourt to improve the transport interchange |
Network Rail has selected a preferred contractor to carry out design and build works. Hoarding has been erected around the pub outside the station. Tunnel surveys and tree removals are due to take place in the coming months. Detailed design work will be carried out over the Winter with an aim to begin demolition works in February 2018. |
Appendix E – Developer Funded Works
NB Phase 3 Maidstone town centre (Week Street) advised but no drawings received yet. Expected start Feb 2018
Developer Funded Works (Section 278 Agreement Works) Maidstone Borough – Contact Officer Claremarie Vine |
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Scheme Name |
Mastergov File Ref No |
Parish |
Description of Works |
Current Status |
Waitrose car park, St Michaels Close, Aylesford |
Pending |
Boxley |
New car park access |
Initial information received |
Goudhurst Rd Marden Church Green Marden |
Pending |
Marden |
Upgrade to puffin crossing outside school and install Zebra by station. Bus Borders to add. |
Submission received – linked to Plain Rd/Napoleon Drive development |
Hampstead Lane Yalding |
Pending |
Yalding |
Relocate access to new development at old depot adj station. Minor footway works |
Submission received |
Fishers Farm (East), Headcorn Road Staplehurst |
Pending |
Staplehurst |
Realignment and new access at Headcorn Road/Pile Ln junc. Minor access Pile Ln |
Submission received |
Fishers Farm (West),Headcorn Road |
Pending |
Staplehurst |
New access onto Headcorn Road |
Submission received |
Woodford Park |
MA003099 |
Staplehurst |
New access for 9 dwellings |
Revised plans awaited |
Bell Farm, North Street, Barming |
MA3098 |
Barming |
Two new accesses to split site, shared surface and new crossing point |
Technical approval granted |
Tovil Green Lane |
MA 3095 |
Tovil |
New Footway and crossing point to side of site |
Approved. Letter of Agreement prepared |
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Bell Farm Ashford Road Harrietsham |
MA3094 |
Harrietsham |
Realignment of Church Road to form new access onto A20. New footway along A20. |
Initial S278 works along lower part Church Road (East Street) completed. Works to Bellmouth on A20 completed and new footway along A20 imminent. |
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Cripple Street Maidstone |
MA3093 |
Tovil |
New access to development, slight road widening and footway works. |
Works completed. |
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The Lodge, Beaver Road, Maidstone |
MA003091 |
Maidstone |
New Footway and crossing point (LoA) |
Agreement signed |
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Howland Road, Marden |
MA3088
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Marden |
New development access and footway link |
Agreement signed |
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Ledian Farm,
Leeds |
MA3086 |
Leeds |
Proposed new access to development site at Ledian Farm, Leeds |
Technical approval granted |
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Wallis Avenue Phase 3, Maidstone |
MA3085 |
Maidstone |
Some stopping up of highway completed for redevelopment of old car park and shops area opp Longshaw Road |
Agreement signed, works to 3 realigned accesses part completed. C/way resurfacing will follow completed development. |
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Hubbards Lane |
MA3084 |
Boughton Monchelsea |
2x access to minor new developments |
Works completed on both accesses, pedestrian crossing point to add |
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Caring Wood House, Caring Road |
MA3083 |
Otham/Bearstead |
New Minor access |
Works completed and in maintenance |
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Gatland House, Gatland Lane, Maidstone, Kent. ME16 8PF |
MA3081 |
Tovil |
Parking Restrictions, Signage, Road Markings and Tactile crossings for new school |
Works completed. Yellow lines (Temp lines in situ as deterrent for school traffic) TRO consultation report due to next JTB. |
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Bell Lane Staplehurst |
MA3080 |
Staplehurst |
New footway provision extending existing towards main road |
Works complete. Cert1 issued |
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Napoleon Drive and Plain Road, Marden |
MA3079 |
Marden |
New access on each road for new housing development. |
Agreement signed, works to Plain Road access carried out. New bus stop waiting area may likely to have pole and flag added. Napoleon Drive near completion. |
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The Oaks, Maidstone Road, Sutton Valence. ME17 3LR |
MA3078 |
Sutton Valence |
Upgrade existing vehicle crossing access to Bellmouth with tactile crossing. |
Submission approved. Works on hold until construction complete. |
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The Coppice, A274 Sutton Road, Toucan Crossing |
MA003076 |
Maidstone |
Install new Toucan crossing |
Agreement signed |
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Buckland Rise, Buckland Hill |
MA03074 |
Maidstone |
Reshaped access |
Works complete – in maintenance. |
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BP Tudor Service station, London Road Maidstone |
MA003072 |
Allington |
Alter access arrangements |
Works complete, except pedestrian crossing point to add and additional signage |
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Hermitage Lane/ Howard Drive, Maidstone |
MA003070 |
Maidstone |
New access for development (opposite the quarry entrance) |
Works substantially complete |
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Boughton Lane, Boughton Monchelsea |
MA003069 |
Boughton Monchealsea |
Widen carriageway around new site accesses |
Submission received. More info requested |
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The Parsonage, Goudhurst Road Marden |
MA003066/7 |
Marden |
New access and associated upgrade works |
Access substantially completed, village gateway to be agreed |
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King Street Maidstone
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MA003064 |
Maidstone |
New access into retirement home - old bowling site |
Final works to be completed under closure before signals can be commissioned. |
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Heath Road Coxheath |
MA003063 |
Coxheath |
New access and Footway works |
Works largely completed. (Sales access to be removed) |
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Lenham Road Headcorn |
MA3062 |
Headcorn |
New Footway to site and extend speed limit boundary |
Works substantially complete (Works access to be removed) |
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Hermitage Lane – opposite hospital |
MA003060 |
Maidstone |
New Traffic signal junction |
All works and RSA3 completed. |
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Ashford Road Harrietsham |
MA003058 |
Harrietsham |
Upgrade of existing bellmouth |
Works in maintenance |
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Lenham Road (South side) |
MA003057 |
Headcorn |
New footway |
Agreement finalised not yet signed. |
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Valdene Industrial Estate |
MA003054 |
Sutton Valence |
Upgrade of existing bellmouth plus extension to footway |
Stage 2 audit complete |
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Bridge House Nursery, London Road |
MA003051 |
Maidstone |
Traffic light Jcn Beaver Rd to become X-rds |
Works complete, stage 3 safety audit completed |
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Grigg Lane/Lenham Road /Oak Lane, Wheeler Street,Headcorn |
MA3050 |
Headcorn |
Access on Grigg Lane and Lenham road. Footway on Grigg Lane and Oak Lane, Jcn improvement at Wheeler St/Oak Lane |
Oak Lane footway and Wheeler St Jcn works near complete. Grigg Lane works imminent Temp access to go in Lenham rd – awaiting details |
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Church Road Tovil Courteney school) |
MA003049 |
Tovil |
New access |
Works completed. |
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Oak Lane |
MA003048 |
Headcorn |
New footway plus junction improvements |
Works complete |
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Bunyards Farm, Beaver Road |
MA003047 |
Allington |
New bellmouth and associated ancillary works for new development |
Works Complete, Stage 3 Safety audit complete |
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Oakapple Lane/ Hermitage Lane, |
MA003046 |
Maidstone |
New bellmouth and associated ancillary works for new development including new bus stop. |
Main works complete, remedials still to do |
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531 Tonbridge Rd |
MA003045 |
Maidstone |
Service layby for new retail unit |
In maintenance |
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Brooklyn Yard |
MA003041 |
Maidstone |
New access |
Approaching end of maintenance period, land transfer to complete. |
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Land to the north of Sutton Rd (The Coppice) |
MA3040 |
Maidstone |
New right turn Lane and bellmouth |
Works part complete |
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8 Faversham Rd Lenham |
MA003032 |
Lenham |
New access |
Works completed |
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Bell Lane Staplehurst |
MA003030 |
Staplehurst |
Upgrade of existing access for new development |
Works substantially complete. Neighbouring development joining on to and widening last section of new footway. |
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Langley Park, Sutton Road |
MA003028 |
Boughton Monchelsea |
New roundabout and associated ancillary works for new development |
Works mostly completed, awaiting further inspection |
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Oliver Road Staplehurst |
MA003019 |
Staplehurst |
Ped crossing to Marden Rd, junction markings and bus boarders |
Crossing works on Marden Road to be planned in asap once finalised. Due before Christmas |
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Old Ashford Rd Lenham |
MA003018 |
Lenham |
New footway plus access |
Approaching end of maintenance period, bus stop location under review |
Imperial Park |
MA003017 |
Maidstone |
New right turn Lane and bellmouth, plus footway works |
Works substantially complete |
McDonalds Drive thru, Hart street Maidstone |
MA003013 |
Maidstone |
New access, improvements to Hart street. |
Approaching end of maintenance period – Structure affecting highway requires maintenance agreement prior to handover. |
MAP Depot, Goudhurst Road, Marden |
MA003012 |
Marden |
New Bellmouth and footway |
Works substantially complete. Snagging works requested, speed interactive sign to install |
Site opposite cottages 129-147 Dean St/Farleigh Hill |
MA003007 |
Tovil |
New access and speed limit relocation, footway and bus stop provision |
Works completed – access, footway across front of site, downhill to Tesco, crossing to cottages and new bus boarders. Crossing point remedials to do. |
Appendix F – Bridge Works
Bridge Works – Contact Officer Katie Moreton
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Road Name |
Parish |
Description of Works |
Current Status |
No works planned. |
Appendix G – Traffic Systems
There is a programme of scheduled maintenance to refurbish life expired traffic signal equipment across the county based upon age and fault history. The delivery of these schemes is dependent upon school terms and holiday periods; local residents, businesses and schools will be informed verbally and by a letter drop of the exact dates when known.
Traffic Systems - Contact Officer: Toby Butler
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Location |
Description of Works |
Current Status |
Sandling Road/ Station Road, Maidstone |
Refurbishment of traffic signal controlled junction |
In final stages of completion |
Appendix H – Combined Member Fund
Combined Community Grant (Highways) programme update for the Maidstone District.
The following schemes are those, which have been approved for funding by both the relevant Member and by Roger Wilkin, Director of Highways, Transportation and Waste.
The list only includes schemes, which are
· in design, or
· at consultation stage, or
· about to be programmed, or
· have recently been completed on site.
The list is up to date as of 28 September 2017.
The details given below are for highway projects only. This report does not detail -
· contributions Members have made to other groups such as parish councils, or
· highway studies, or
· traffic/non-motorised user surveys funded by Members, or
· requests for tree planting to be funded by Members
Former County Member Brian Clark
Details of Scheme |
Status |
16-MHF-MA-21 Cripple Street weight limit
Extension of existing 7.5 tonne environmental weight limit to include Cripple Street (part) and other intermediate roads.
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Complete. |
Paulina Stockell
Details of Scheme |
Status |
16-MHF-MA-8 Collier Street (outside of St Margaret’s Primary School)
Installation of traffic signs and gateways for advisory 20 miles per hour speed limit when lights show.
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Complete. |
16-MHF-MA-10 Vicarage Road, Yalding (outside of Yalding Primary School)
Installation of traffic signs for advisory 20 miles per hour speed limit when lights show.
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Complete |
1.1 Legal Implications
1.1.1 Not applicable.
1.2 Financial and Value for Money Considerations
1.2.1 Not applicable.
1.3 Risk Assessment
1.3.1 Not applicable.
Contacts: Susan Laporte 03000 413696