A249 Improvements Scheme
Dear stakeholder,
Please see traffic management update for next week.
Temporary traffic lights on Swale Way from 14 July until 15 August 2025
This is to inform you in advance that we will be installing temporary traffic lights on Swale Way to enable us to continue our works on the southern gyratory. The lights will be installed in two phases as follows:
From Monday 14 July until Monday 21 July 2025 - Two-way temporary traffic lights on Swale Way east, south of Nicholls access from 7:30am until 5pm daily. The lights will be manually controlled.
From 00:01 am on Monday 21 July until 00:00 on Friday 15 August 2025 – 24/7 Three-way traffic lights on Swale Way east, south of Nicholls access. This will be manually controlled during peak hours to reduce traffic congestion.
Traffic Management w/c 7 July 2025
- A249 southbound exit slip towards Maidstone is open
- A249 southbound entry slip towards Maidstone is open
- Grovehurst Road south B2005 is closed – To reopen 14 July 2025
- A249 northbound entry slip towards the Isle of Sheppey is open
- A249 northbound exit slip towards the Isle of Sheppey is open
- Grovehurst Road north (Iwade) is open
Updated traffic management dates can be viewed on Kent County Council website by clicking the link https://www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/road-projects/in-progress-road-projects/A249-Grovehurst-Road.
Regards,
Traffic Management