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Report of Transportation and Highways Services Manager (Continued)

(B) HIGHWAY UNIT PROGRAMME

Executive Summary

The report (HWY/01/10/02) provides a further update on the Highways programme for 2001/02. Extra strengthening funds of £132,000 were provided for repairs to flood damaged roads. Since then another allocation of £400,000 has been made for this work.

FOR INFORMATION ______

Overview

(1) Kent County Council has obtained approval to spend an extra £5.3m over two years on repairs to flood damaged roads. This translates into approximately £532,000 plus 8% fees for Tunbridge Wells Highway Unit. The funds have been distributed in proportion to the size of bids received from each highway unit, rather than on an objective needs basis. However, Tunbridge Wells has fared quite well in this process.

(2) Although most of the previously allocated work has been ordered there is now a further requirement to carry out works to a value of approximately £263,000 in the current financial year, with £137,000 remaining for 2002/3; total £400,000.

(3) Bids were also sought for drainage repairs and a list of schemes adding up to £830,000 has been submitted to the Area Manager for consideration.

Surface Dressing

(4) This programme has been completed.

Drainage

(5) A selection of the larger schemes is referred to in the appendix, but many smaller projects are also planned or complete.

Carriageway Surfacing

(6) The schemes listed in the appendix are those funded from the beginning of the year plus the additional sites identified to a value of £132,000. The most recent allocation of £400,000 corresponds to a larger bid which has yet to be prioritised. However it is intended to keep the Chairman fully informed in selecting the most urgent sites for attention from a list of over 50 potential sites.

Reconditioning

(7) The work at A229 Cranbrook Road is substantially complete. There are outstanding remedial works at A264 Road which are being pursued through Babtie.

Footway Surfacing

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Anti Skid Surfacing

(9) This work is all ordered and understood to be imminent.

Street Lighting

(10) Approximately half the programme is complete, but with Lower Green Road (Pembury) and a cluster of roads in St John’s outstanding at present.

Improvements

(11) The Pembury Road scheme is with Babtie for design. The Culverden Down work was reported in some detail to the September meeting. The Waterloo Road project has undergone a safety audit and needs some modification. At Ashurst, the road narrowing feature is to be removed, after consultation involving the Parish Council, and replaced with new road markings. The remaining schemes are at various stages of design.

Quiet Lanes (Kent High Weald Transport Project)

(12) Some adjustments are to be made to the detailed proposals following consultation which included the four Parish Councils affected, i.e. Cranbrook, , and Sandhurst. It is intended to carry out most of the work during the autumn.

Developer Funded

(13) The Lamberts Road/Dowding Way junctions are substantially complete but with a lot of outstanding work on Dowding Way itself. The road was opened by the developer but falls well short of adoptable standard.

Bridge Repairs

(14) The Grosvenor Bridge work was completed during the school summer holidays. Dundale Road has been closed for major repairs by East Sussex County Council at the bridge over the on the County boundary. It is due to reopen in November.

RECOMMENDED - That the report be noted.

Contact Officer : James Whitehorn, or as shown in appendix.

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KENT HIGHWAYS SCHEMES 2001/02 Tunbridge Wells Highway Unit

Scheme [Client] Ward Provisional Date Location Urban Rural A M J J A S O N D J F M Surface Dressing [AJC]

Hartlake Road ! Capel J Sherenden Road ! Capel J Vauxhall Lane ! S’boro North J Gordon Road ! S’boro East J Culverden Down ! Culv/St.Johns J Ferndale Close ! St.James’ J Cavendish Drive ! St.Mark’s J The Shaw/Camden ! St.Mark’s J Delves Avenue/Sussex Close ! St.Mark’s J Ashurst Road ! Speld/Bidboro J Hill ! Speld/Bidboro J Old Church Road ! Pembury J Alders Road/Sychem Lane ! Capel J Gedges Hill ! J Maidstone Road ! Brenchley J Brenchley Road ! Brenchley J Maynards Lane ! Brenchley J Fromandez Drive ! J Road ! Horsmonden J Neills Road ! Lamberhurst J Brick Kiln Lane ! Horsmonden J Road ! Horsmonden J Blind Lane ! Goudhurst A Cranbrook Road ! Goudhurst A Ladham Lane ! Goudhurst A Jarvis Lane ! Goudhurst A Combourne Lane ! Goudhurst A Curtisden Green Road ! Goudhurst A Wheatfield Lea ! Cranbrook A Sand Lane ! A Ramsden Lane ! Benenden A Hope House Lane ! Sandhurst A Slip Mill Road (Part) ! Hawkhurst A Drainage [AJC]

Five Oak Green Rd ! Capel J Sherenden Road ! Capel J Water Lane Hawkhurst A Satins Hill ! Fritt/Siss J Queen Street ! P.Wood S Pearsons Green Rd ! P.Wood S High Street, ! Speld/Bidboro M Whetsted Rd Capel N Maidstone Rd Horsmonden O Rye Road ! Sandhurst M Nursery Road P.Wood D Leggs Lane Speld/Bidboro S High Street, Bidborough Speld/Bidboro Upper Dunstan Road Culverden S Victoria Road S’boro N S Gedges Hill Brenchley N Reynolds Lane St.John’s O Queen Street P.Wood N 18

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Scheme [Client] Ward Provisional Date Location Urban Rural A M J J A S O N D J F M Carriageway Surfacing [AJC]

Tonbridge Road ! Pembury S Road ! Southborough M Lamberhurst Road ! Horsmonden J Farmcombe Road ! St.Mark’s J Camden Road ! Park J London Road ! S’boro West A Powder Mill Lane ! S’boro East S Birling Park Ave ! St.Mark’s S Mile Lane ! Goudhurst S Hog Hole Lane ! Lamberhurst A Horden Road ! Goudhurst S Road ! Capel S Crittenden Road ! Capel S Romford Road ! Pembury S Bentham Hill ! S’boro North S Hawkenbury Road ! Park S Curtisden Green Rd Goudhurst O Brenchley Road ! Brenchley S Theobalds ! Hawkhurst A Sheafe Drive ! Cranbrook A Sychem Lane ! Capel S Wiltshire Way ! A Bramble Reed Lane ! Sherwood Brenchley Road ! Brenchley S Balcombes Hill ! Horsmonden S Brick Kiln Lane Goudhurst S Goudhurst Road Horsmonden O Longfield Road Horsmonden N St.John’s Road Sherwood O Cornford Lane St.John’s N High Street Park O Apple Tree Lane ! St.Mark’s O Wilsley Pound R’about Sherwood S Frit/Siss N Reconditioning [MS]

Cranbrook Road ! Hawkhurst J J Footway Surfacing [AJC]

Denbigh Road ! St.John’s J Nortons Way/Oak Road ! Capel J Willow Crescent/Larkfield ! Capel J Upper Grosvenor Road St.John’s O Lime Hill Road ! Culverden J St.Andrew’s Road ! P.Wood J Hovendens ! J London Road ! Southborough J Frant Road ! Pantiles J A Newlands Estate ! Speld/Bidboro A Elmhurst Avenue ! Pembury J Batchelors ! Pembury J Sychem Lane ! Capel J Molyneux Park Road Culverden O Woodland Road ! St.John’s O Merrion Way ! St.John’s O 19

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Scheme [Client] Ward Provisional Date Location Urban Rural A M J J A S O N D J F M Anti-Skid Surfacing [AJC]

Chequers Road/North Road Goudhurst O Maidstone Road/Brenchley Rd O Street Lighting [GHE]

Showfields Road ! Pantiles S O Hargate Close ! St.Mark’s J J Montgomery Road St.John’s O N Lower Green Road Pembury N D East Cliff Road St.John’s J Wilman Road St.John’s J New Road St.John’s F Newlands Way/Rise St.John’s F Eridge Road ! Pantiles J Frant Road ! St.Mark’s J

Improvements [NCB]

Pembury Road - Cycleway Sher/St.James J F Culverden Dn - Traffic Calming St.Johns/Culvd N D Spring Lane - Walking Bus ! Speld/Bidboro J Sandown Ct - Cycle Parking Sherwood D Car Sharing Database Various J Station Rd/Maid.Rd - Junction P.Wood N Speldhurst Rd - Sightline St.Johns N Waterloo Rd - Traffic Calming Cranbrook D J Rural Safer Routes to School Various O Ashurst Road - Gateways Speld/Bidboro O Quiet Lanes Schemes [MS]

Bakers Cross/Tilsden - Junction Cranbrook N Wooden Posts & Signs Various D Water Lane - Verge Protection Hawkhurst O Sponden Ln/A268 - Junction Sandhurst N Tilsden Ln/ Ln - Jct Cranbrook O

Developer Funded [NCB]

Lamberts Rd - Traffic Signals ! Sherwood AMJ Mascalls Ct Rd - Traffic Signals P.Wood J FM Bridge Repairs [MS]

Grosvenor Bridge ! St.James/Culv/ J A St.John’s Dundale Road Lamberhurst S O

Client officers: -

Tony Carreck [AJC], Gavin Ellison [GHE], Nick Baldwin [NCB], Mark Simmons [MS]