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JTB/11/14 Highway Works Programme 2011/12 JTB/11/14 Highway Works Programme 2011/12 A report by Director- Kent Highways and Transportation to the Shepway Joint Transportation Board on 12 th December 2011 Introduction and Background 1. This report gives members the current position on the identified schemes that were approved for construction 2011/12. Road Surface Treatments 2. Surface Dressing – see APPENDIX A Grip Fibre – see APPENDIX B Highway Maintenance Schemes 3. Carriageway Schemes - see APPENDIX B1 Footway Schemes - see APPENDIX B2 Street Lighting Schemes - see APPENDIX B3 Drainage Maintenance Works – see APPENDIX B4 Weather Damage Repairs – see APPENDIX B5 4. Indicated below are those schemes originally identified for the Shepway district during 2011 / 12 funded through the Local Transport Plan and other sources, however they are still subject to final confirmation. Local Transport Plan Funded Schemes - see APPENDIX C1 Public Rights of Way (LTP Funded) – see APPENDIX C2 Developer Funded Schemes (Delivered by KHS) - see APPENDIX C3 Other Works 5. Bridge Works - see APPENDIX D1 District Council Funded Schemes - see APPENDIX D2 County Members Highway Fund Works - see APPENDIX D3 Major Capital Projects - see APPENDIX D4 Conclusion 6. This report is for Members’ information Contact Officers: Toby Howe Highway Manager (East) Pauline Rockett District Manager Mary Gillett Resurfacing Manager Sue Kinsella Street Lighting Manager Andy Corcoran Traffic Schemes and Members Highway FundManager Andrew Hutchison Public Rights of Way Area Manager (East) Tony Ambrose Structures Manager Katie Lewis Drainage Manager Tel : 08458 247 800 APPENDIX A – ROAD SURFACE TREATMENTS APPENDIX A – SURFACE DRESSING Location Description Status Boltolphs Bridge Road, A259 to Burmarsh Road Completed May 2011 West Hythe Burmarsh Road, West Whole length Completed May 2011 Hythe Jefferstone Lane, St 60mph section – whole length Completed May 2011 Mary on the Marsh Ashford Road, Five Vents Lane to A2070 Completed May 2011 Brenzett/Ivychurch Crete Road West, Whole length Completed May 2011 Folkestone Upper Arpinge, Whole length Completed May 2011 Newington Hoad Road, Swingfield Whole length Completed May 2011 Green Lane, Elham Whole length Completed May 2011 Norwood Lane, Whole length Completed May 2011 Newchurch Newchurch Lane, Ashford Road to Giggers Completed May 2011 Ivychurch Green Road APPENDIX B – GRIP FIBRE Location Description Status Cinque Ports Avenue, Whole length Completed May 2011 Hythe Coast Drive, Lydd Whole length Completed May 2011 APPENDIX B – HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SCHEMES APPENDIX B1 – CARRIAGEWAY SCHEMES Location Description Status A20 Cheriton High Friction Surfacing Completed Interchange- bridge October 2011 deck on roundabout (A20) between M20 slip roads B2068 Stone Street- High Friction Surfacing To be Top of Hempton Hill- programmed Farthing Common March 2012 APPENDIX B2 – FOOTWAY SCHEMES Location Description Status Lucy Avenue, Old Mead to Perries Mead Completed August Folkestone 2011 A259 Cheriton Gardens, Shorncliffe Road to Middelburgh Programmed Folkestone Square (West side only) November 2011 APPENDIX B3 – STREET LIGHTING SCHEMES There are no Street Lighting schemes planned for 2011/12. Inventory data collection is complete and will be followed by electrical and structural testing from which future programming of work will be developed. APPENDIX B4 – DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE WORKS Drainage and Flooding Update Cleansing of gullies on strategic and locally important roads is continuing with a view to completing the programme of work by the end of December 2011. Work is commencing in November on the Shepway Surface Water Management Plan. This is a multi agency piece of work that will be undertaken with contributions from the Environment Agency, District Council, Water Boards and KCC. As review of the whole district will identify areas at particular risk of surface water flooding and then look at ways to minimise this risk. The outcomes of the study will be used to inform future cleansing programmes and other maintenance and enhancement works. Drainage Works Update In addition to a number of small repair works, the following larger works have been programmed: Location Description Status Lymbridge Green, Deep bore being Deep Boring works are Stowting. Pond installed into chamber now complete near to to the side of the pond Kevanteens to alleviate flooding to the area. Works will take place over 3 days Lymbridge Green, Kerbing works to Road Closure Applied Stowting Pond channel the water and for. Works to be help deal with the silt carried out by the end issue currently of January blocking up the system. High Street, Alteration to drainage Works to be carried Hythe system to alleviate out under Closure flooding to the High starting in January. Street outside Eldridges APPENDIX B5 – WEATHER DAMAGE REPAIRS Location Description Status Littlestone Road, New Micro- Asphalt Deferred until 2012 Romney Grand Parade, New Micro- Asphalt Deferred until 2012 Romney Downside, Folkestone Micro- Asphalt Deferred until 2012 Bowles Well Garden, Micro- Asphalt Deferred until 2012 Folkestone Benson Lane, Folkestone Micro- Asphalt Deferred until 2012 APPENDIX C – TRANSPORTATION, PROW & SAFETY SCHEMES APPENDIX C1 – LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN FUNDED SCHEMES Location Description Budget Status New pedestrian Works substantially complete. Station Road, crossing outside the £120,000 Some minor signing work is New Romney Marsh Academy outstanding Folkestone Station access West Railway £70,000 Completed June 2011 improvements Station Description Objective Comments £ Shepway / Dover Congestion / Clearways, poles/flags, 50,000 QBPs Routes Access timetable cases and raised 101/102 (Folkestone boarders at principal stops to Dover) on 101/102 routes. Match funded with Stagecoach providing new buses and higher frequency services. Shepway QBP - Congestion / Clearways, poles/flags, 50,000 Routes 101/102 Access timetable cases and raised (Hythe to Lydd/Lydd- boarders at principal stops on-sea) on 101/102 routes. Match funded with Stagecoach providing new buses and higher frequency services. Bus Stop Access Countywide reactive bus 68.000 Infrastructure stop maintenance and Improvements minor improvement Countywide programme Smart card ticket Tackling The remaining contribution 55,000 machines Congestion to Stagecoach to GPS enable their ticket Countywide machines. Links to congestion monitoring and passenger info systems A260 Canterbury Crash Reduction of speed limit £15,000 Road, Hawkinge Remedial from 60mph to 50mph Measures Scheme A259 Lydd Road, Crash Reduction of speed limit £3000 New Romney Remedial from 60mph to 50mph, Measures refresh road markings Scheme B2068 Stone Street, Crash Reduction of speed limit £15,000 Lymnge Remedial from 60mph to 50mph in Measures one aprt and 40mph in Scheme another part, improved bend warning sign (NON LTP FUNDING) Location Description Budget Status (£) None APPENDIX C2 –PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY (LTP Funded) Location Description Budget (£) Status HF18A Folkestone Construct new £24829 Completed October footpath surface 2011. £8,000 Member Highway Fund contribution. HE348 Swingfield Resurfacing £8,096 Works complete between the A260 Improvements Canterbury Road and the Ridge Row HE228 – Byway Resurfacing £25652 Completed Sept 2011 between A20 and Improvements Stone Street APPENDIX C3 – DEVELOPER FUNDED SCHEMES (Section 278 Works) Location Description Status Northern Relief Road Road adopted. Developer still to carry out some carriageway Hawkinge remedials and a start date is being pursued from the developer’s consultant. APPENDIX D – OTHER WORKS APPENDIX D1 – BRIDGE WORKS Location Description Status Sandgate High Street Culvert strengthening Concept- Dec 2011 to March 2012 Bridge Close off A261 Culvert strengthening Re programmed for London Road 2012/13 APPENDIX D2 – DISTRICT COUNCIL FUNDED SCHEMES Location Description Status None notified APPENDIX D3 – COUNTY MEMBER HIGHWAY FUND WORKS Members Name & Brief Description of Proposal Amount of Date Works Electoral Division MHF Programmed Susan Carey – Installation of one pair of £2330 complete Elham Valley pedestrian dropped kerbs Belcaire Close, Lympne Susan Carey Introduction School Keep £7664.50 8 sites still require Elham Valley Clear markings with a Traffic markings – Regulation Order and Enterprise to appropriate signage programme Various locations in Shepway Susan Carey Install two metal reflective £3,320 Elham Valley finger post direction signs in Additional signs on Lyminge order Susan Carey Canterbury Road, Etchinghill £3,551 Works complete Elham Valley request for dropped kerbs Susan Carey Beresforstal Hill, Elham £595.53 Works complete Elham Valley request for salt bin Susan Carey Vicarage Lane, Elham- request £1,087 Works complete Elham Valley for Children playing sign Susan Carey School Road, Saltwood £8,000 Scheme complete. Elham Valley Police requested alterations. New scheme to be consulted on Susan Carey Tanners Hill/ Swan Lane- £9,300 Awaiting Cabinet Elham Valley Request for SID signs member approval Susan Carey Newington Road, Peene- £3943 Awaiting Cabinet Elham Valley request to resurface footway member approval Susan Carey Elham valley- request for £32,803 Awaiting Cabinet Elham Valley maintenance of signs and member approval Lines Richard Pascoe – Install 10 sets of dropped £13,532 Works completed. Folkestone North kerbs and associated tactile paving Fleming Way, George Gurr Crescent, Montgomery Way and Brabner Close, Folkestone Richard Pascoe Introduction School Keep £3545 Works completed. Folkestone North Clear
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