When we plan to carry out the work and how long it will take
This is to inform you that as part of the on-going maintenance and improvement of the highway network, Kent County Council will be carrying out patching repair work to the carriageway of Down Court Road, between Chequers Hill and Sawpit Road.

These road surface improvement works are programmed to start on the 16th March 2026 and should take 1 day to complete. These activities will be undertaken during a working window between the hours of 09.30am – 15.30pm.

This type of work can be affected by bad weather, so if it is not possible for us to carry it out at this time, we will arrange a new date and let you know via a letter drop to your home. We will also display signs along the road before we start showing the date we plan to start work.

During these essential works it will be necessary to close the road completely so that we can carry out the works safely for both the workforce and road users. During this closure a signed diversion route will be in place via Chequers Hill, Doddington Lane, Christophers Row, The Street, Lynsted Lane, A2 London Road, The Street, Panteny Lane, Church Street, Pitstock Road, Sawpit Road and vice versa.

What we plan to do
Safety critical road defects will be repaired via saw cutting and removing the damaged road surface, and then reinstating in tarmac. Reinstatements will then be laid to profile and compacted to the level of the existing road surface.

How you can help
It is inevitable that residents and businesses near the works will experience some disruption, but we will try
to keep these to a minimum. Any pavements will remain open at all times, but vehicle access to properties will need to be restricted for a short period while work is carried out in front of each property. If you have any particular access needs, please let the workforce on site know.

If your vehicle is usually parked on the carriageway, please make sure you park it somewhere else away from the site whilst the works are carried out, so the road is clear for us to complete these works activities.

We need your help to make sure the work is done as quickly as possible and to the best possible quality.

How to contact us
If you need more information, you can visit our website www.kent.gov.uk/highways to find out how we look after the roads throughout Kent or report any faults you find on our roads. Alternatively, you can call us on 03000 41 81 81.

For your safety and the safety of our workforce, please drive carefully and slowly through the roadworks.

WARNING – Beware Bogus Callers
Kent County Council Highways, Transportation and Waste do not allow works to be carried out on private
properties. If anyone says they are working for us or our specialist contractors and offer to carry out any
work for cash, they should be treated with caution. We advise you to contact Citizen’s Advice on 03444 111
444 (Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm)