Maidstone Highway Works Programme July 2017

Maidstone Joint Transportation Board

12 July

2017

 

Highway Works Programme 2017/18

 

Decision Making Authority

Kent County Council

Lead Director

Roger Wilkin

Lead Head of Service

Andrew Loosemore

Lead Officer and Report Author

Susan Laporte

Wards and County Divisions affected

Maidstone District

Classification

Information Only

 

 

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

 

  1. 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

Road Name

Parish

Extent of Works

Current Status

 

A20 London Road

(The Broadway)

 

 

Maidstone

 

Between Gyratory and Maidstone West Train Station

 

To be programmed

 

 

 

A249 Sittingbourne Road

 

 

 

Detling

 

Northbound only. Approach to Stockbury Roundabout and between County Showground and Aerodrome Estate

 

Completed

 

A229 Royal Engineers Road

 

Maidstone

 

Roundabout adjacent to Stacey Street

Completed

 

Mill Street

 

 

Maidstone

 

Full extents

Completed

Brewer Street

Maidstone

Whole Road (High Street to Wheeler Street)

Programmed for 10 August 2017

Chatham Road

Maidstone

Dickens Road to Gibrator Lane

Programmed for 14 August 2017

Cobtree Roundabout

Cobtree

Retexturing:

Circulatory of Roundabout

Programmed 13th July 2017

Pudding Lane

Maidstone

Whole length

Completed

Forstal Road

Maidstone

 

Retexturing:

West and eastbound outside White Cottage

 

 

Programmed 17th July 2017

A229 Royal Engineers Road

Maidstone

Retexturing:

Sandling Roundabout

Programmed 19th July 2017

 

Footway Improvement - Contact Officer Mr Neil Tree

Road Name

Parish

Extent and Description of Works

Current Status

Tonbridge Road

Maidstone

From opposite Milton Road to Bower Mount Road

(Footway Reconstruction)

 

In Design

To be programmed

Saltwood Road

Tovil

Entire length

(Footway Protection).

 

In Design

To be programmed

Avington Close

Tovil

Entire length

(Footway Protection).

 

In Design

To be programmed

Langdale Rise

Maidstone

Entire length

(Footway Protection).

 

In Design

To be programmed

Milford Close

 

Maidstone

Entire length

(Footway Protection).

 

In Design

To be programmed

Surface Treatments – Contact Officer Mr Jonathan Dean

Micro Surfacing

Road Name

Parish

Extent and Description of Works

Current Status

Buckland Hill

Maidstone

Pevensey Court to Buckland Road

To be programmed

B2079 Goudhurst Road

MARDEN

West Field House to Pattenden Lane

Programmed for the 09 July 2017 for 2 days

West Street

Hunton

East Street to Mill Lane (Omitting section o/s primary school)

Programmed for the 29 August 2017 for 4 working days

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 13 October 2017 for 2 days

Valentine Road

Downswood

Willington Street to Hubble Drive

To be Programmed Programmed for 13 October 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 11 October 2017 for two 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

Programmed for the 07 July 2017 for 2 days

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 – lining outstanding

Hogbarn Lane

Harrietsham

Stede Hill to Ringlestone Road

Completed

Pinnock Lane

Staplehurst

A229 Cranbrook Road to j/w Goudhurst Road

Programmed for the 03 July 2017 for 3 working ways

Howland Road

Marden

Meadow Way to Battle Lane

Completed

Surface Treatments – Contact Officer Mr Jonathan Dean

Surface Dressing

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

 

Road Name

Parish

Description of Works

Current Status

Queens Road

Maidstone

Removal of some surface water from the southern Water sewer

Works at Design Stage

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix C – Street Lighting

 

Street Lighting Works – Contact Officer Sue Kinsella

 

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

Michael Heath

Design in progress

A274 Sutton Road j/w Wallis Avenue

Urban

Review of traffic signal operation, revised pedestrian facilities proposed

Michael Heath

Scheme to be delivered by the Major Project Team

A274 Maidstone Road j/w Chartway Street

Sutton Valence

Signage and road markings

Michael Heath

Completed

A20 Lenham j/w Faversham Road

Lenham

Improved ADS signage, warning signage and road markings approaching junction

Michael Heath

Complete

A249 Detling to town centre

Detling, Thurnham and urban

Route study work

Michael Heath

Complete

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

A229 Hayle Road j/w College Road

Urban

Junction improvements with pedestrian facility.

Paul Brand

Complete

A229 Upper Stone Street j/w Brunswick Street

Urban

Review of lining and signing

Thomas Williams

Works set to be ordered now the main carriageway work of the gyratory has been completed.  

A229 Upper Stone Street near Tesco Express

Urban

Carriageway marking improvements

Paul Brand

Handed over for delivery

 

 

 

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

Design complete.  Land issues complete.  Programmed August 2017

Old Chatham Road

Boxley

Implementation of improved pedestrian and cycle facilities

Michael Heath

Scheme in design.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 LGF this financial year.

 

 

Local Growth Fund (Transport Innovations)

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 issued a tender for a design and build contract to include the station redevelopment scheme and the demolition of the Vic Public House.  It is expected that the contractor will be appointed mid-July. Following this, the detailed design will be progressed and the demolition of the pub will move forwards.  The scheme will be reported in detail to a later meeting of the JTB once designs have been further progressed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix E – Developer Funded Works

 

NB Phase 3 Maidstone town centre (Week Street) advised but no drawings received yet. Expected start Jan 2018

 

Developer Funded Works (Section 278 Agreement Works) Maidstone Borough

Contact Officer Claremarie Vine

Scheme Name

Mastergov File Ref No

Parish

Description of Works

Current Status

Fishers Farm (East), Headcorn Road Staplehurst

 

Staplehurst

Realignment and new access at Headcorn Road/Pile Ln junc. Minor access Pile Lane

Initial information received

Fishers Farm (West),Headcorn Road

 

Staplehurst

New access onto Headcorn Road

Submission received

Woodford Park

MA003099

Staplehurst

New access for 9 dwellings

Submission received

Bell Farm, North Street, Barming

MA3098

Barming

2 new accesses to split site, shared surface and new crossing point

Initial submission received

Tovil Green Lane

MA 3095

Tovil

New Footway and crossing point to side of site

Submission acknowledged.

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 and new footway along A20 imminent. (trial holes re utility levels in progress)

Cripple Street Maidstone

MA3093

Tovil

New access to development, slight road widening and footway works.

Works underway.

The Lodge, Beaver Road, Maidstone

MA003091

Maidstone

New Footway and crossing point (LoA)

Agreement signed

Howland Road,

Marden

MA3088

 

Marden

New development access  and footway link

Agreement signed

Ledian Farm,

 

Leeds

MA3086

Leeds

Proposed new access to development site at Ledian Farm, Leeds

Technical approval granted

Wallis Avenue Phase 3, Maidstone

MA3085

Maidstone

Some stopping up of highway completed for redevelopment of old carpark and shops area opp LongshawRd

Agreement signed, works to 3 realigned accesses commenced.

Hubbards Lane

MA3084

Boughton Monchelsea

2x access to minor new developments

Works completed on both accesses, pedestrian crossing point to add

Caring Wood House Caring Road

MA3083

Leeds/Bearstead

New Minor access

Works completed and in maintenance

Gatland House, Gatland Lane, Maidstone, Kent. ME16 8PF

MA3081

Tovil

Parking Restrictions, Signage, Road Markings and Tactile crossings for new school

Works completed except for flashing amber lights for school signs.

Bell Lane Staplehurst

MA3080

Staplehurst

New footway provision extending existing towards main road

Works complete. Cert1 issued

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

The Oaks, Maidstone Road, Sutton Valence. ME17 3LR

MA3078

Sutton Valence

Upgrade existing Vehicle crossing access to Bellmouth with tactile crossing.

Submission approved

The Coppice, A274 Sutton Road, Toucan Crossing

MA003076

Maidstone

Install new Toucan crossing

Agreement signed

Buckland Rise, Buckland Hill

MA03074

Maidstone

Reshaped access

Works complete – remedial works due

BP Tudor Service station, London Road Maidstone

MA003072

Allington

Alter access arrangements

Works complete, except pedestrian crossing point to add and additional signage

Hermitage Lane/ Howard Drive, Maidstone

MA003070

Maidstone

New access for development (opposite the quarry entrance)

Works started on site

Boughton Lane, Boughton Monchelsea

MA003069

Boughton Monchealsea

Widen carriageway around new site accesses

Submission received. More info requested

The Parsonage, Goudhurst Road Marden

MA003066/7

Marden

New access and associated upgrade works

Agreement signed, Access substantially completed

King Street Maidstone

 

MA003064

Maidstone

New access into retirement home - old bowling site

Letter of Agreement signed.

Heath Road Coxheath

MA003063

Coxheath

New access and Footway works

Works largely completed.

Lenham Road Headcorn

MA3062

Headcorn

New Footway to site and extend speed limit boundary

Works substantially complete

Hermitage Lane – opposite hospital

MA003060

Maidstone

New Traffic signal junction

All works and RSA3 completed.

Ashford Road Harrietsham

MA003058

Harrietsham

Upgrade of existing bellmouth

Works in maintenance

Lenham Road (South side)

MA003057

Headcorn

New footway

Agreement finalised.

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 

Works complete, stage 3 safety audit completed

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, Junction improvement at  Wheeler St/Oak Lane

Submission details part approved. Temp access to go in Lenham Rd – awaiting details 

Church Road Tovil Courteney school)

MA003049

Tovil

New access

Works completed.

Oak Lane

MA003048

Headcorn

New footway plus junction improvements

Oak Lane footway provisional start date July

Bunyards Farm, Beaver Road

MA003047

Allington

New bellmouth and associated ancillary works for new development

Works Complete, Stage 3 Safety audit complete

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

531 Tonbridge Rd

MA003045

Maidstone

Service layby for new retail unit

Works completed

Brooklyn Yard

MA003041

Maidstone

New access

Approaching end of maintenance period

Land to the north of Sutton Rd (The Coppice)

MA3040

Maidstone

New right turn lane and bellmouth

Works part complete

8 Faversham Rd Lenham

MA003032

Lenham

New access

Works completed

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.

Langley Park, Sutton Road

MA003028

Boughton Monchelsea

New roundabout and associated ancillary works for new development

Works mostly completed, awaiting further inspection

Oliver Road Staplehurst

MA003019

Staplehurst

New pedestrian crossing to Marden Rd, junction improvements and bus boarders

Crossing works on Marden Road to be planned in asap once finalised. Traffic and Pedestrian count  surveys carried out to help determine best solution.

Old Ashford Rd Lenham

MA003018

Lenham

New footway plus access

Approaching end of maintenance period

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.

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

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix F – Bridge Works

 

Bridge Works – Contact Officer Katie 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

Sandling Road/ Station Road, Maidstone

Refurbishment of traffic signal controlled junction

Proposed January 2018

B2162 Twyford Bridge, Yalding

Refurbishment of traffic signal controlled junction

Proposed March 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix H – Combined Member Fund

 

Combined Member Fund (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 26 June 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

 

More information on the schemes listed below can be found via Kent Gateway the online database for all Combined Member Grant schemes and studies, or by contacting the Traffic and Safety Engineer for the Combined Member Grant (Maidstone).

 

 

Paul Carter

Details of Scheme

Status

 

15-MHF-MA-132 The Cut, Bredhurst

 

No further correspondence received from Bredhurst Parish Council.

This very narrow road is being converted to a one-way road from The Street to Forge Lane.  Traffic regulation order and associated signage will be required.  Alternative option of a Stopping-Up order has been proposed.

 

 

 

 

Brian Clark

Details of Scheme

Status

 

16-MHF-MA-1 Dean Street, between Dean Farm to just west of the junction with Burial Ground Lane

 

Revoke existing 40 miles per hour local speed limit and replace with 30mph local speed limit to make a continuous length.

 

Substantially complete

 

16-MHF-MA-18 Park Way

 

Installation of two SCHOOL KEEP CLEAR markings and associated signage.

 

Complete

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.

 

Handed over for delivery

 

 

Eric Hotson

Details of Scheme

Status

 

16-MHF-MA-53 & 50 -  A229 Staplehurst

 

Speed limit order to extend limit south of Staplehurst on A229 with signs and boundary signage gateways at Knoxbridge.

 

Complete.

 

16-MHF-MA-62

 

Investigation for improvement options Heath Road pedestrian crossing.

 

Complete

 

16-MHF-MA-28 – Chart Sutton

 

Complete

Speed limit order for extension to 30 miles per hour limit and yellow lines to deter parking close to junction and associated speed limit signage. Additional ‘unsuitable for HGVs’ signs added.

 

 

 

Ian Chittenden

Details of Scheme

Status

 

16-MHF-MA-25 Peel Street area

 

Implementation of a 20 miles per hour speed limit (signed only) on Canning Street, Chillington Street, Gladstone Road, Peel Street and Hillary Road from its junction with Peel Street in a north-easterly direction to the boundary of numbers 29 and 31 Hillary Road.

 

Complete

 

16-MHF-MA-24 St Luke’s Avenue

 

1)    (1) Implementation of no waiting restrictions (at any time) across the entrance to Barden Court on St Luke’s Avenue; and

2)    (2) Installation of KEEP CLEAR marking on Holland Road at its junction with St Luke’s Avenue.

 

Complete

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paulina Stockell

Details of Scheme

Status

 

16-MHF-MA-5 West Street, Hunton (outside of Hunton Primary School)

 

Installation of traffic signs for advisory 20 miles per hour speed limit when lights show.

 

Complete

 

16-MHF-MA-7 Goudhurst Road, Marden (outside of Marden Primary School)

 

Installation of traffic signs for advisory 20 miles per hour speed limit when lights show.

 

Complete

 

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.

 

Handed over for delivery

 

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.

 

Substantially complete

 

 

 

Jenny Whittle

Details of Scheme

Status

 

16-MHF- MA-30 Friday Street

 

‘Unsuitable for HGVs’ signage

 

Complete.

 

16-MHF-MA-37 Various villages

 

‘Unsuitable for HGVs’ signs Lenham to Headcorn area

 

Complete

 

15-MHF-MA-27 Detling village

 

Complete

Implementation of traffic regulation order to prohibit motorised vehicles in the village (except for access).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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