Delivering Work Safely and Sensibly Managing Access and Traffic During

A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet New bridge installation

Delivering work safely and sensibly We are making great progress to improve these busy junctions, which will deliver smoother traffic flows and provide more reliable journeys. A major milestone in the project is to lift into position a new bridge at Bean. To ensure the safety of both the public and our workforce, a small section of the A2 in Kent and the existing Bean Lane bridge will be temporarily closed from 10pm on Friday 6 August through to 6am on Monday 9 August 2021. We will use this time sensibly to also carry out other general maintenance activities.

Managing access and traffic during the closure Over the weekend, the A2 coastbound carriageway will be closed between the exit and entry slip roads at the Bean junction, and lanes 2 and 3 of the A2 will be closed from the M25 on the approach to Bean. The A2 London-bound carriageway will be closed from Ebbsfleet to the M25. To manage traffic and access around the bridge over this weekend, we have set up local and regional diversion routes. Local diversions Scan the QR code to find our more.

River Thames Dartford Crossways

Swanscombe A206 M25 J1a A226

Stone Crossing Swanscombe

Knockhall Northﬂeet

A226 A226 London Road Northﬂeet

B259 Bluewater B255 A2260 B2500 Watling Street Ebbsﬂeet Princes Road A296

Fleet Downs Ebbsﬂeet A2260 junction Pepper Hill A2 Hall Road A2 Bean Ebbsﬂeet Bean bridge closed junction Valley Bean Lane A2 B262 A2 Key M25 Road closure Betsham A2 coastbound diversion A2 London-bound diversion to M25 junction 1a Station Road Bluewater diversion for exiting traffic to A2 and M25 Bean village diversion (local traffic only)

A2 London-bound traffic from the M2 Exit the M2 at junction 3 onto A229 or junction 5 onto A249, then use M20 to join the M25 at junction 3, then exit the M25 at junction 2 to re-join the A2 A2 coastbound from Surrey / Hampshire Exit the M25 at junction 5, then use the M26, M20 and either the A229 or A249 to join the M2 A2 coastbound traffic from Kent / Essex Exit the M25 at junction 3, then use the M20 and either the A249 or A229 to join the M2 Access to Bean bridge as a pedestrian Access for pedestrians and cyclists will be maintained across the bridge. Cyclists will need to dismount and there may be a short delay for people to cross whilst we make the area safe. If the work can’t go ahead Should events prevent work taking place, we have a contingency weekend planned between Friday13 August and Monday 16 August. If this happens we will notify you and make sure our scheme web page is updated. Local businesses will remain open during the weekend closure.

Find out more and check our regular updates. Website: https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a2bande

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