Maidstone Highway Works Programme April 2016

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

 

  1. 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

Road Name

Parish

Extent of Works

Current Status

 

Florence Road

 

Maidstone

 

Full Length

Programmed for 31st May

 

B2163 Heath Road

 

Linton

 

Westbound approach to junction with A229

July 2016

 

Farleigh Lane

 

Barming

 

From Tonbridge Road to Glebe Lane

July/August 2016

 

A299 Cobtree Roundabout

 

Boxley

 

Eastern half of roundabout gyratory

July/August 2016

 

A274 Sutton Road

 

Maidstone

 

At the junction with Northumberland Road

July/August 2016

 

Workhouse Lane

 

East Sutton

 

Collapsed Area

To be completed by 2nd April 2016

 

Footway Improvement - Contact Officer Mr Neil Tree

Road Name

Parish

Extent and Description of Works

Current Status

Willington Street

Maidstone

 

Various sections to be identified. (Footway Reconstruction).

 

 

 

To be programmed

Newbury Avenue

Maidstone

 

From its junction with Tintern Road to its junction with Hyde Road. (Footway protection treatment).

 

 

To be programmed (Works subject to specialist contractor assessment)

Surface Treatments – Contact Officer Mr Clive Lambourne

Road Name

Parish

Extent and Description of Works

Current Status

Gore Court Road

Otham

Sutton Road to White Horse Road

Microsurfacing

To be programmed

Buckland Hill

Maidstone

Buckland Road to Pevensey Court

Microsurfacing

To be programmed

Boxley Close Estate

Maidstone

Whole length

Microsurfacing

To be programmed

Maidstone Road

Maidstone

New Barn Road to Plumtree

Surface Dressing

To be programmed

Sutton Road

Maidstone

Willington Street to Gore Court Road

Surface Dressing

To be programmed

Hampstead Lane

Yalding

Teapot Island to Lees Road and Headcorn Road to Coldbridge Farm

Microsurfacing

To be programmed

Dunn Street

Boxley

Lidsing Road to Forge Lane

Surface Dressing

To be programmed

Goddington Lane And

Holm Mill Lane

Harrietsham

No through road up to Goddington Cottages

Microsurfacing

To be programmed

Lidsing Road

 

Lidsing

Forge Lane to Dunn Street Road

Surface Dressing

To be programmed

Collier Street

Collier Street

Haviker Street to Green Lane (Collier Street School)

Microsurfacing

To be programmed

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix B – Drainage

 

Drainage Works – Contact Officer Kathryn Moreton

 

Road Name

Parish

Description of Works

Current Status

No drainage works planned over £5000.

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix C – Street Lighting

 

Street Lighting – Contact Officer AlptekinTanriverdi

 

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)

Scheme Name

Description of Works

Current Status

2015/16 schemes

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

Location

Description of Works

Current Status

No traffic signal refurbishment work being carried out this year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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