Subject: Highway Works Programme 2011/12

Maidstone Joint Transportation Board

18 October 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 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

 

Completed

A229 Royal Engineers Road

Maidstone

Retexturing:

Sandling Roundabout

Completed

 

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)

 

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

 

Maidstone

Entire length

(Footway Protection).

 

Programmed for October 2017

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

 

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

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 due to be completed by January 2018.

 

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

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)

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

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

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.

Cripple Street Maidstone

MA3093

Tovil

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

Works completed.

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 car park and shops area opp Longshaw Road

Agreement signed, works to 3 realigned accesses part completed. C/way resurfacing will follow completed development.

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

Otham/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. Yellow lines (Temp lines in situ as deterrent for school traffic) TRO consultation report due to next JTB.

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. New bus stop waiting area may likely to have pole and flag added. Napoleon Drive near completion.

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.

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 – in maintenance.

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 substantially complete

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

 Access substantially completed, village gateway to be agreed

King Street Maidstone

 

MA003064

Maidstone

New access into retirement home - old bowling site

Final works to be completed under closure before signals can be commissioned.

Heath Road Coxheath

MA003063

Coxheath

New access and Footway works

Works largely completed. (Sales access to be removed)

Lenham Road Headcorn

MA3062

Headcorn

New Footway to site and extend speed limit boundary

Works substantially complete (Works access to be removed)

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 not yet signed.

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, 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

Church Road Tovil Courteney school)

MA003049

Tovil

New access

Works completed.

Oak  Lane

MA003048

Headcorn

New footway plus junction improvements

Works complete

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

In maintenance

Brooklyn Yard

MA003041

Maidstone

New access

Approaching end of maintenance period, land transfer to complete.

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

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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