Temporary Road Closures for Resurfacing – Shepway Area – from 20 April 2011

Kent Highway Services have notified that it will be necessary to close a number of roads within the Shepway District Council area (mainly in Romney Marsh and Elham Valley) as part of a programme of highway repairs and resurfacing. This is scheduled to start on or after 20 April 2011.

The roads affected, dates of closure and alternative routes are as shown below.

CINQUE PORTS AVENUE for its entire length
Between 20 April and 28 April 2011
Alternative route via St Leonard's Road.
There will be a suspension of the One-way Traffic Order whilst the road is closed between the junctions with St Leonard's Road and Wakefield Way, to allow access, when the relevant signs are covered or removed.

COAST DRIVE / THE PARADE, GREATSTONE / LYDD-ON-SEA
Between 21 April and 13 May 2011
Alternative route via Battery Road, Dungeness Road, Harden Road, Station Road, B2075 Romney Road, A259 Lydd Road, High Street, B2071 Station Road, Littlestone Road, Marine Parade, Grand Parade and Coast Drive.

CRETE ROAD WEST, FOLKESTONE between the junctions with A260 Canterbury Road and Danton Lane.
Surfacing on 7 & 8 May 2011 then sweeping and lining on 15 May 2011
Alternative route via A260 Canterbury Road, Spitfire Way, Aerodrome Road, Paddlesworth Lane and Upper Arpinge

HOAD ROAD, SWINGFIELD from junction with Forge Hill to junction of(A260) Canterbury Road
Surfacing on 8 May 2011 then sweeping & lining on 15 May 2011
Alternative route via Forge Hill, Oak Hill and A260 Canterbury Road

UPPER ARPINGE, PADDLESWORTH - from the junction with Teddars Leas Road
Surfacing on 8 May 2011 then sweeping and lining on 15 May 2011
Alternative route via Teddars Leas Road

GREEN LANE, ELHAM for its entire length
Surfacing on 8 & 9 May 2011 then sweeping and lining on 16 May 2011
Alternative route via North Elham Hill and Standard Hill Top

NORWOOD LANE, NEWCHURCH from junction with Newchurch Lane to its junction with Chittenden Lane
Surfacing on 10 & 11 May 2011 then sweeping and lining on 18 May 2011
Alternative route via Newchurch Lane, Ashford Road, un-named road from Ashford Road to Turnagate Cottage, Chittenden Lane

NEWCHURCH ROAD, IVYCHURCH between the junctions with Ashford Road and Mill Bank.
Surfacing on 11 May 2011 then sweeping and lining on 18 May 2011
Alternative route via Ashford Road, A2070 Ashford Road, Marsh Road, Cock Lane, B2067 Ruckinge Road, B2067 Hamstreet Road and Newchurch Road

CANTERBURY ROAD, ELHAM from junction with Park Lane to 50 metres north east of White Horse Lane
Surfacing - 12 May 2011 then sweeping and lining on 19 May 2011
Alternative route via High Street Elham, New Road, Canterbury Road, Broad Street, Station Road, Canterbury Road, Beachborough, A20 Ashford Road, B2068 Stanford By-pass, Stone Street, Street End, Faussett Hill, Nackington Road, Old Dover Road, A2050 New Dover Road, A2 Dover Road, Bourne Park Slip Road, Coldharbour Lane, Bonny Bush Hill, Black Robin Lane, Valley Road, Derringstone Hill and Elham Valley Road.

BOTOLPH'S BRIDGE ROAD, HYTHE between the junctions with A259 Dymchurch Road and Lower Wall Road
Surfacing on 13 May 2011 then sweeping and lining on 20 May 2011
Alternative route via A259 Dymchurch Road, Burmarsh Road and Lower Wall Road.

BURMARSH ROAD, DYMCHURCH between the junctions with A259 Dymchurch Road and Lower Wall Road.
Surfacing on 13 May 2011 then sweeping and lining on 20 May 2011
Alternative route via A259 Dymchurch Road, Botolph's Bridge Road and Lower Wall Road.

JEFFERSTONE LANE, ST MARY'S BAY from the junction with St Mary's Road to the 30/national speed limit sign
Surfacing on 16 May 2011 then sweeping and lining on 23 May 2011
Alternative route via St Mary's Road and A259 Dymchurch Road

ASHFORD ROAD, IVYCHURCH between Five Vents Lane and A2070 Ashford Road
Surfacing on 17 May 2011 then sweeping and lining on 24 May 2011
Alternative route via Ashford Road, A259 Lydd Road, Rhee Wall, A2070 Ashford Road

Planned dates are given for each road, but the works are weather dependant and part of a major programme, so there are likely to be some changes.

Roads that are missed will be deferred until further on in the programme, with the revised dates locally signposted.

The dates of closures are planned to be weekdays only, but some weekend working may be needed to catch up if the programme falls behind.

The works will generally be carried out in rolling sections along the lengths of the roads in question.

These works are being carried out on behalf of Kent Highway Services Countywide Improvements Team.