To: Ashford Joint Transportation Board

By: KCC Highways and Transportation

Date: 12th September 2017

Subject: Highway Works Programme 2017/18

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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

 Local Growth Fund Report – see Appendix D1

 Integrated Transport Schemes – see Appendix D2

 Casualty Reduction Measures – see Appendix D3

Developer Funded Works – see Appendix E

PROW – Appendix F

Bridge Works – Appendix G

Traffic Systems – see Appendix H

Combined Member Fund – see Appendix I

Conclusion 1. This report is for Members information.

1 Contact Officers:

The following contact officers can be contacted on 03000 418181

Toby Howe Highway Manager (East) Lisa Willoughby Ashford District Manager Alan Casson Road and Footway Asset Manager Katie Moreton Drainage & Structures Manager Sue Kinsella Street Lighting Manager Toby Butler Intelligent Transport Systems Manager Andrew PROW Hutchinson Jamie Developer Funded Work Hare Transportation and Safety Schemes Nikola Floodgate

2 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.

Surface Treatments - Contact Officer Jonathan Dean

Micro Surfacing Road Name Parish Extent of Works Current Status From the A28 to the Programmed to Mill Road/Forge Hill junction with commence on Road. 02/10/17 for 2 days. From Woodchurch Road to the junction Redbrook Street Woodchurch Completed with Bethersden Road. From the junction with Programmed to Wissenden Lane to Tuesnoad Lane Bethersden commence on the junction with 19/09/17 for 2 days. Pluckley Road. From the industrial Pivington Lane Pluckley estate to the junction Completed with Barnfield Road From Leigh Green Appledore Road Fruit Farm to Completed Frenchay Farm. From Fisher Street Road to four way Perrywood Road Sheldwich and Completed junction at Perrywood Road From the junction with William Judge Close Appledore Road Tenterden Completed to the junction with East Hill. Approximately 200m Completed Goldwell Lane Aldington section adjacent to

Galleywell Barn. From the junction with Kirkwood Ave for Front Road Woodchurch Completed approximately 200m South. From the junction with Lenham Heath Church Hill to the Completed Road junction with Rose Lane. From the junction with Cherry Orchard Lane Boat Lane Aldington and to the Public Footpath Completed immediately prior to the woodland. From Junction with Bell Rd to Shenley Road Smarden Completed. the junction with White House Lane. From Smallhythe Programmed to Peening Quarter Place bridge for commence on Road approximately 500m in 23/09/17 for 2 days. a southerly direction. From the junction with Programmed to Peening Quarter Wittersham Wittersham Road to commence on Road Malthouse Farm. 23/09/17 for 2 days. 200m section adjacent to Nash Court at the Watery Lane Westwell Completed junction with Westwell Lane. From O/S No. 32 Programmed to Hookstead to the Wrens Nest Lane commence on junction with Gore 21/09/17 for 1 day Lane. From the junction with Bethersden Lane to Omenden Lane Smarden Completed the junction with Pook Lane. From the junction with Smarden Road to the Lambden Road Pluckley Completed junction with Station Road. From junction with Programmed to B2067 Church Lane commence on Road to The 25/09/17 for 1 day Woolpack (PH) From Junction with Programmed to Church Lane to 100 Roman Road Addington commence on metres before junction 25/09/17 for 2 days with Goldwell Lane From junction with Programmed to Pound Lane Ashford Road to commence on Cobtree Tree Cottage 28/09/17 for 2 days Between Warehorne The Street Ham Street Completed Road to Cock Lane

Surface Treatments - Contact Officer Jonathan Dean

Surface Dressing Road Name Parish Extent of Works Current Status

From the junction with Woodchurch Road High Halden Redbrook Street to Completed The Piggery.

From 30 MPH Limit at A262 Tenterden High Halden Road to Completed Road the junction of North Street and the A262 From the property Mayshaves to the Bethersden and Bethersden Road junction with Completed Woodchurch Plurenden Road.

Approximately 300m from the junction with Completed Headcorn Road Smarden Bell Lane in a westerly direction.

From the East Stour River to just prior to Evegate Mill Lane Completed the UK power Network service road.

Machine Resurfacing – Contact Officer Byron Lovell

Road Name Parish Extent of Works Current Status Between Beech Road A28 Rye Road Newington and the River Rother Completed (county border) Between the Cloverleaf junction A2042 Bad Programmed 4th Kingsnorth with the A2070 and Munstereifel Road September 2017 the Romney Marsh Road roundabout Orchard Heights Circulatory of Ashford Completed Roundabout roundabout In the vicinity of Band B2229 Norman Ashford Q and including the Completed Road roundabout Retexturing: Circulatory of Maidstone Rd Charing Completed roundabout junction with Charing Hill Retexturing: Romney Marsh Circulatory of Ashford Completed Road roundabout junction with Norman Road

Footway Improvement - Contact Officer Neil Tree

Extent and Road Name Parish Current Status Description of Works Both sides from Malcolm Sargent Road roundabout in a northerly direction to Wotton Road Ashford To be Programmed. the end, including 50m into Austin Road. (Footway Reconstruction). For the entire length one side only Currently from the junction with Programmed for Tithe Barn Lane with Singleton Knoll Lane to the 6th November 2017. junction with Bucksford Lane. (Footway Protection)

From the roundabout Currently at the A20 to the Programmed for Charing Hill Charing junction with Pilgrims 31st October 2017. Way. (Footway Protection)

Appendix B – Drainage Repairs & Improvements

Drainage Repairs & Improvements - Contact Officer Katie Lewis

Road Name Parish Description of Works Current Status Investigation into water breaking Rose Hill Stone Cum Ebony Works at design stage out into carriageway

Canterbury Works due for Excavation of silt from pond and Road system cleansing completion Oct 17

Appendix C – Street Lighting

There will be an update at the next JTB on Phase 2 (major roads, town centre and ornates)

Appendix D – Transportation and Safety Schemes

The Schemes Planning & Delivery Team are implementing a number of schemes within the Ashford District in order to meet County Council’s strategic targets (for example, addressing traffic congestion, or improving road safety). Contact Officer – Rebecca Bailey

CASUALTY REDUCTION MEASURES Identified to address a known history of personal injury crashes

Road Name Parish Description of Works Current Status Investigation and report to be Investigation into commissioned. Red light Drovers Roundabout, Ashford crashes on roundabout jumping will be look at on the Ashford and red light jumping A20 eastbound approach by way of sensors.

INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SCHEMES Local Transport Plan funded non-casualty reduction schemes

Description of Road Name Parish Current Status Works High Speed 1 have indicated that they would like the works to be more architectural in order to be sympathetic to the Ashford International Pedestrian / cycle Ashford existing forecourt. Therefore, Station ramp it will be resigned by a consultant. Delivery is expected before the end of the 17/18 financial year. Currently on site. Road closure is programmed to be removed early hours of Monday 4th September 2017. A2070 Conningbrook Road widening Temporary two way traffic Bends scheme lights may be required when road opens to allow for final works to be carried out on site. Junction realignment Osbourne Road j/w including zebra Willesborough Works complete Bentley Road crossing and ramped pedestrian footway Design is complete, however, KCC is not yet in ownership of the required land. Vegetation Permanent closure of Highfield Lane from clearance is required before the HS1 bridge to the end of October 2017 due Highfield Lane, Kingsford Street, with to hibernation of protected Mersham turning head to be species, and is dependent on built at the Kingsford the land being acquired. If this Street junction. comes to fruition construction will be carried out before 31/01/18.

S106 Developer Funded

Description of Road Name Parish Current Status Works Upgrade of traffic signal junctions at Elwick Road/Station Works programmed to Elwick Road traffic Ashford Road junction and commence 4th September signals also Victoria 2017 Way/Station Road junction. Upgrading of bridge to enable buses to cross The traffic signals were Bridgefield bus route Kingsnorth and serve the east commissioned 25th August side of the 2017 development

Appendix E – Developer Funded Works

Developer Funded Works (Section 278 Agreement Works)

Scheme Mastergov File Parish Description of Current Status Name Ref No Works

New controlled Newtown pedestrian Stage 3 Safety Audit has Road - Newtown, AS0419 crossing and been completed awaiting Former Ashford construction of final report railway site site entrance

A28 Chart Road, Rearrange Works Complete and in Brunswick AS2081 junction alignment maintenance period Road Junction

Access on to new development and Works complete and in Knoll Lane AS003009 Singleton relocation of maintenance period pedestrian crossing point

New footway and Works to commence on relocation of Farrow Court AS003012 Stanhope crossing point late pedestrian September 17. crossing facilities

New Development Stage 3 Safety Audit Access and Ashford Road AS003049 Chilham works completed. Now in Pedestrian maintenance Crossing

Cudworth New Access to Works completed and in AS003024 Willesborough Road development maintenance

New Access to Ashdown Works Complete and in AS003038 Ashford development and Court maintenance footway works

Access to be Warren Site updated for new Works completed and in A, Ashford AS003002 Ashford housing maintenance Road development

Old Abattoir Works completed and in AS003011 Aldington New Access Site maintenance period Change of road Wesley alignment to Works completed and in AS003028 Singleton School Road introduce on maintenance period street parking

New principal Cheesemans Works complete and in AS0418 road to Green PAR maintenance period developments

Kings New Housing Works complete and in AS003006 Ashford Avenue Development maintenance

New Proposed Tenterden AS003036 Tenterden Housing Works commenced Site 1 Development

Access B has been constructed and Access A New Proposed Chilmington is due to be completed AS003054 Great Chart Housing Green late August 2018. Then Development Stage 3 safety audit will be completed

Hopewell New vehicle cross School, St Surfacing works to be AS003033 Ashford overs and street Stephens completed lighting works Walk

Wilesborough New cycleway/ Dykes, Works completed and in AS003046 Kingsnorth footway tying in to Sheepfold maintenance existing network Lane

Calleywell Land Transfer and Lane AS003050 Aldington New footway remedial works to be (Housing 21) completed

Technical approval Amendments to granted waiting on start the junction and date (however KCC has Dover Place AS003051 Ashford works to the been been advised this footway required may not progress due to funding)

Calleywell New Access for Works have commenced Lane (Taylor AS003039 Aldington development on site Wimpey)

Appledore Proposed new Road, AS003075 Kenardington Awaiting start date Kenardington footway (Parish Scheme)

Proposed new Houchin junction and Field, AS003070 Ashford relocation of In technical audit stage Canterbury pedestrian Road crossing point

Carlton Proposed New Works completed and in Road, AS003099 Ashford Vehicular Access maintenance period. Ashford for Network Rail

New mini Works completed except Chilmington roundabout and for pedestrian island into Access D – AS003097 Ashford amendments to development which is due Coulter Road the existing to be completed highway. September.

Proposed Agreement signed, Blackwall AS003080 Willesborough widening of waiting on start date for Road South carriageway the Section 278 works

Works complete and in Essella Road AS003067 Willesborough New Junction maintenance period

Awaiting start date for Faversham AS003140 New Junction works to commence on Road the highway

Agreement signed Henwood AS003090 Ashford New junction awaiting on start date

Appendix F - PROW

Public Rights of Way – Contact Manager- Andrew Hutchinson Path No Parish Description of Works Current Status

AE663 Improvements to Ashford- Works complete Canterbury Cycle route AW346 Charing Improvement works to North Works complete Downs Way and cycle track AT8/10 Biddenden Surface improvements to public Works complete footpath through churchyard AT56 Surface repairs to footpath Works scheduled for end of September 2017 Appendix G – Bridge Works

Bridge Works – Contact Officer Katie Moreton

Current Road Name Parish Description of Works Status

No planned works

Appendix H – 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

A292 Hythe Road near Knatchbull School, Refurbishment of traffic Completed May Ashford signal controlled crossing 2017

Appendix I – Member Highway Fund – Member Highway Fund programme update for the Ashford District.

The following schemes are those which have been approved for funding by both the relevant Member and by Roger Wilkins, Director of Highways, Transportation and Waste. The list only includes schemes, which are • in design • at consultation stage • Handed over for delivery • Recently completed on site.

The list is up to date as of 24th August 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 • Highway studies • Traffic/ non-motorised user surveys 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 Ashford District.

Mike Angell Details of Scheme Status

1718-CMG-AS-438 village With the design team Proposed speed reduction from 40mph to 30mph

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

Contact: Lisa Willoughby / Toby Howe 03000 418181