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IMPORTANT: A251 CLOSURE 5 AUGUST TO 29 SEPTEMBER
A three-mile section of the A251 Ashford Road will be closed from Junction 6 of the M2 to Dayton Road in Badlesmere between Monday 5 August and Sunday 29 September to enable gas mains to be upgraded. This major infrastructure project will inevitably have a considerable impact on residents and traffic in and around the parish, with rolling closures as the road is dug up and new pipes fitted.
Porter’s Lane, Plumford Lane and Old Badgins Road will be closed during the works, following a request by the parish council, to prevent them being used as rat runs. This strategy has been successful during previous roadworks when traffic attempting to use the lanes as diversions essentially rendered them inaccessible for residents. Traffic marshalls at each end will allow access to essential traffic only. Eligible residents and farmers will be issued with letters to prove they require access.
The council also asked contractors and Kent County Council, which is in charge of highways, to provide an easily accessible web page with up-to-date information on the closure for the duration, along with a contact point for residents with issues created by the major work. That has now been launched, and can be found here. It will be updated with weekly reports on progress and phased closures.
A copy of the Temporary Traffic Regulation Order can be downloaded here. Anyone with concerns or seeking more information can contact the parish council here.
WELCOME TO OSPRINGE
Welcome to the Ospringe parish website. Ospringe valley runs through an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the south of the historic market town of Faversham in rural Kent, south east England.
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DOWNLOADING DOCUMENTS: IMPORTANT NOTE
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HIGHWAYS IMPROVEMENT CONSULTATION
The scheme to improve road safety in Ospringe has now been put out to consultation by Kent County Council. Details can be found below. The deadline for comments is 1 July.
https://letstalk.kent.gov.uk/various-roads-ospringe-swale-amendment-9-speed-limit-order
SPEEDWATCH UPDATE
The latest update from our Speedwatch team monitoring roads in the parish can be found here.
This is a national, community run initiative, designed to reduce the number of speeding vehicles through the Parish. As a volunteer you will be standing at the side of the road as part of a community team, with a police authorised speed measuring device recording vehicle details. These details are passed to the police, who then do all the follow-up action. You will not have any direct engagement with the motorists.
Sessions will run for 90 minutes, initially early in the morning or late afternoon. Sessions will be once a month, or more frequently if there are lots of volunteers.
All equipment is provided by Kent Police. Training is an online module that takes about 30 minutes. If you are interested and would like to know more, please contact Chris Elworthy on chris.elworthy@osprringepc.org.
FLY TIPPING
The parish council is concerned about a rise in fly-tipping in the country lanes. We encourage parishioners to download the Country Eye mobile phone app, which allows the convenient instant reporting of fly-tipping to Swale Borough Council for action, including the precise location and photographs.
For information on how to download the app, click here or go to countryeye.co.uk.