To: Maidstone Joint Transportation Board
By: KCC Highways, Transportation and Waste
Date: 20th April 2016
Subject: Highway Works Programme 2015/16
Classification: Information Only
Summary: This report updates Members on the identified schemes approved for construction in 2015/16
1. Introduction
This report provides an update and summarises schemes that have been programmed for delivery in 2015/16
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
Conclusion
- This report is for Members information.
Contact Officers:
The following contact officers can be contacted on 03000 418181
Kirstie Williams Mid Kent Highway Manager
Richard Emmett Maidstone District Manager
Alan Casson Resurfacing Manager
Katie Moreton Drainage Manager & Interim Structures Manager
Sue Kinsella Street Lighting Manager
Toby Butler Intelligent Transport Systems Manager
Jamie Hare Development Agreement Manager
Jamie Watson Transportation and Safety Schemes Manager
Jamie Watson Combined Member Fund Manger
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 |
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Florence Road |
Maidstone |
Full Length |
Programmed for 31st May |
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B2163 Heath Road |
Linton |
Westbound approach to junction with A229 |
July 2016 |
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Farleigh Lane |
Barming |
From Tonbridge Road to Glebe Lane |
July/August 2016 |
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A299 Cobtree Roundabout |
Boxley |
Eastern half of roundabout gyratory |
July/August 2016 |
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A274 Sutton Road |
Maidstone |
At the junction with Northumberland Road |
July/August 2016 |
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Workhouse Lane |
East Sutton |
Collapsed Area |
To be completed by 2nd April 2016 |
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Footway Improvement - Contact Officer Mr Neil Tree |
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Road Name |
Parish |
Extent and Description of Works |
Current Status |
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Willington Street |
Maidstone |
Various sections to be identified. (Footway Reconstruction).
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To be programmed |
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Newbury Avenue |
Maidstone |
From its junction with Tintern Road to its junction with Hyde Road. (Footway protection treatment).
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To be programmed (Works subject to specialist contractor assessment) |
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Surface Treatments – Contact Officer Mr Clive Lambourne |
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Road Name |
Parish |
Extent and Description of Works |
Current Status |
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Gore Court Road |
Otham |
Sutton Road to White Horse Road Microsurfacing |
To be programmed |
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Buckland Hill |
Maidstone |
Buckland Road to Pevensey Court Microsurfacing |
To be programmed |
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Boxley Close Estate |
Maidstone |
Whole length Microsurfacing |
To be programmed |
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Maidstone Road |
Maidstone |
New Barn Road to Plumtree Surface Dressing |
To be programmed |
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Sutton Road |
Maidstone |
Willington Street to Gore Court Road Surface Dressing |
To be programmed |
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Hampstead Lane |
Yalding |
Teapot Island to Lees Road and Headcorn Road to Coldbridge Farm Microsurfacing |
To be programmed |
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Dunn Street |
Boxley |
Lidsing Road to Forge Lane Surface Dressing |
To be programmed |
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Goddington Lane And Holm Mill Lane |
Harrietsham |
No through road up to Goddington Cottages Microsurfacing |
To be programmed |
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Lidsing Road
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Lidsing |
Forge Lane to Dunn Street Road Surface Dressing |
To be programmed |
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Collier Street |
Collier Street |
Haviker Street to Green Lane (Collier Street School) Microsurfacing |
To be programmed |
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Appendix B – Drainage
Drainage Works – Contact Officer Kathryn Moreton
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Road Name |
Parish |
Description of Works |
Current Status |
No drainage works planned over £5000. |
Appendix C – Street Lighting
Street Lighting – Contact Officer AlptekinTanriverdi
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Road Name |
Parish |
Description of Works |
Current Status |
All 15/16 works completed, planned works for 16/17 will be reported at the next JTB. |
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 |
Michael Heath |
Under investigation |
A274 Sutton Road j/w Wallis Avenue |
Urban |
Review of traffic signal operation |
Michael Heath |
Under investigation |
A274 Maidstone Road j/w Chartway Street |
Sutton Valence |
Signage and road markings |
Michael Heath |
Under investigation |
A20 Lenham j/w Faversham Road |
Lenham |
Improved ADS signage, warning signage and road markings approaching junction |
Michael Heath |
Detailed design underway for construction early 2016/17 |
A249 Detling to town centre |
Detling, Thurnham and urban |
Route study work |
Michael Heath |
Under investigation |
A229 Royal Engineers Rd and Fairmeadow Rbts |
Urban |
Junction review |
Paul Brand |
Under investigation |
A229 Hayle Road j/w College Road |
Urban |
Potential junction improvements with pedestrian facility |
Paul Brand |
Under investigation |
B2163 Linton Crossroads |
Loose and Linton |
Review of traffic signal operation |
Thomas Williams |
Under investigation |
A229 Upper Stone Street j/w Brunswick Street |
Urban |
Review of lining and signing |
Thomas Williams |
Under investigation |
A229 Upper Stone Street near Tesco Express |
Urban |
Road marking improvements |
Paul Brand |
Under investigation |
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 |
Michael Heath |
Preliminary design and topographical survey |
Appendix D3 – Local Growth Fund
Local Growth Fund programme update for the Maidstone Borough.
The Department for Transport (DfT) added £100m 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 LSTF this financial year.
Local Growth Fund (Transport Innovations) |
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Scheme Name |
Description of Works |
Current Status |
2015/16 schemes |
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Maidstone Cycle Parking |
Improvements to existing provision as well as new cycle parking facilities in locations across the Borough. Four locations have been agreed with Southeastern Railway in order of priority. 1.Bearsted Train Station 2.Hollingbourne Train Station 3.Maidstone West Train Station 4.Headcorn Train Station |
Scheme complete |
Schools Grants |
Grants supplied to schools who successfully bid for capital funding of up to £5k per school. |
Scheme complete |
Business Grants |
Grants supplied to businesses who successfully bid for capital funding of up to £5k per organisation. |
Scheme complete |
2016/17 Schemes |
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Maidstone East Station Forecourt Scheme |
Re-development of the station building and forecourt to improve the transport interchange |
Outline designs are being developed. Investigations in to the demolition of the Old Vic pub are taking place. The scheme will be reported in detail to a later meeting of the JTB once designs have been progressed. |
Appendix E – Developer Funded Works
Developer Funded Works (Section 278 Agreement Works) – Contact Officer Claremarie Vine |
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Scheme Name |
Mastergov File Ref No |
Parish |
Description of Works |
Current Status |
BP Tudor Servicestation, London Road Maidstone |
MA003072 |
Allington |
Alter access arrangements |
Submission received |
Hermitage Lane/ Howard Drive, Maidstone |
MA003070 |
Maidstone |
New access for development (opposite the quarry entrance) |
Submission received |
Boughton Lane, Boughton Monchelsea |
MA003069 |
Boughton Monchealsea |
Widen carriageway around new site accesses |
Submission received |
The Parsonage, Goudhurst Road Marden |
MA003066/7 |
Marden |
New access and associated upgrade works |
Submission received Agreement signed |
King Street Maidstone
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MA003064 |
Maidstone |
New access into retirement home - old bowling site |
Preliminary submission received. |
Heath Road Coxheath |
MA003063 |
Coxheath |
New access and Footway works |
Agreement and bulk of works completed |
Metro Bank10 Week Street |
MA003059 |
Maidstone |
Pavement re-grade |
Agreement and works complete |
Ashford Road Harrietsham |
MA003058 |
Harrietsham |
Upgrade of existing bellmouth |
Stage 2 audit complete |
Lenham Road |
MA003057 |
Headcorn |
New footway |
Stage submission received. Agreement due |
Valdene Industrial Estate |
MA003054 |
Sutton Valence |
Upgrade of existing bellmouth plus extension to footway |
Stage 2 audit complete |
Bridge House Nursery, London Road |
MA003051 |
Maidstone |
Traffic light Jcn Beaver Rd to become X-rds |
Agreement complete, works in progress |
Church Road Tovil Courteney school) |
MA003049 |
Tovil |
New access |
Agreement signed |
Oak Lane |
MA003048 |
Headcorn |
New footway plus junction improvements |
Stage 2 technical audit in progress |
Bunyards Farm, Beaver Road |
MA003047 |
Allington |
New bellmouth and associated ancillary works for new development |
Works in progress. |
Oakapple Lane/ Hermitage Lane, |
MA003046 |
Maidstone |
New bellmouth and associated ancillary works for new development including new bus stop. |
Works in progress |
531 Tonbridge Rd |
MA003045 |
Maidstone |
Service layby for new retail unit |
Agreement signed |
Brooklyn Yard |
MA003041 |
Maidstone |
New access |
Works complete |
Land to the north of Sutton Rd (The Coppice) |
MA3040 |
Maidstone |
New right turn lane and bellmouth |
Works substantially complete |
8 Faversham Rd Lenham |
MA003032 |
Lenham |
New access |
Agreement signed, works ongoing |
Bell Lane Staplehurst |
MA003030 |
Staplehurst |
Upgrade of existing access for new development |
Works substantially complete |
Langley Park, Sutton Road |
MA003028 |
Boughton Monchelsea |
New roundabout and associated ancillary works for new development |
Works mostly completed, awaiting inspection |
Andrew Broughton Way |
MA003025 |
Maidstone |
New Access/Egress to Car Park Andrew Broughton Way, Maidstone |
Works complete |
Oliver Road Staplehurst |
MA003019 |
Staplehurst |
New pedestrian crossing to Marden Rd, junction improvements and bus boarders |
Stage 2 audit complete |
Old Ashford Rd Lenham |
MA003018 |
Lenham |
New footway plus access |
Works substantially complete |
Imperial Park |
MA003017 |
Maidstone |
New right turn lane and bellmouth, plus footway works |
Works substantially complete |
McDonalds Drivethru, Hart street Maidstone |
MA003013 |
Maidstone |
New access, improvements to Hart street. |
Works substantially complete |
MAP Depot, Goudhurst Road, Marden |
MA003012 |
Marden |
New Bellmouth and footway |
Works substantially complete |
York Road |
MA003009 |
Maidstone |
New Bellmouth |
Works completed, on maintenance |
Farleigh Hill |
MA003007 |
Tovil |
New access and speed limit relocation, footway and bus stop provision |
Stage 2 technical audit in progress |
Appendix F – Bridge Works
Bridge Works – Contact Officer Kathryn 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 |
No traffic signal refurbishment work being carried out this year |
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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: Kirstie Williams / Richard Emmett 03000 418181