HC Deb 06 December 1972 vol 847 c436W
Sir J. Rodgers

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what roads in north and mid-Kent are expected to be built, modified or re-routed by the Department of the Environment within the next five years.

Mr. Speed

Work on the following major schemes on existing trunk roads in Kent is expected to be completed within the next five years.

  1. A2 Commercial Road to Gunn Lane Link Road, Strood.
    • Boughton and Dunkirk By-pass.
    • Harbledown By-pass Stage 1.
    • Harbledown By-pass Stage 2.
    • Bridge By-pass, near Canterbury.
    • Lydden to Dover Diversion.
    • Townwall Street Diversion, Dover.
  2. M20 Mid Kent Motorway (Swanley to Wrotham).
    • Mid Kent Motorway (Ashford to Folkestone).
    • South Orbital Route (Dartford to Swanley).
  3. M25 Staines-Wrotham Motorway (Godstone to Westerham).
    • Staines-Wrotham Motorway (Wester-ham to Sevenoaks).
    • Staines-Wrotham Motorway (Seven-oaks to Wrotham).
  4. A2 Widening of Corporation Street, Rochester (including Star Hill Roundabout).
    • Dualling—Denstead Lane to Staines Farm.
    • Dualling—Bishopsbourne Road to Black Robin Lane, Barham.
    • Dualling—Barham Crossroads to Ropersole Farm.
    • Reconstruction of Limekiln Viaduct, Dover.
  5. A20 Roundabout at Junction with A25 at Wrotham Heath.
    • Roundabout at Junction with A252 at Charing.

In addition a number of small schemes and regular maintenance work are planned for trunk roads in the county.

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