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Advance Notice - Dartford Half Marathon on 22nd February

By Parish Clerk Wilmington Parish Council

Wednesday, 21 January 2026

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Kent Highway Services have given advance notice of road closures for the Annual Dartford Half-Marathon on 22nd February

Kent County Council has made an Order for the safety of the public whilst an event is being held on the highway to temporarily prohibit the use of Vehicles on:-

Road Closures

A225 Hawley Road southbound - B258 Church Hill to Arnolds Lane (08:45-09:45)

Royal Road – full length (08:45-09:45)

Powder Mill Lane - full length (08:45-09:25)

Warwick Way - full length (08:45-09:25)

A296 Park Road - whole length (08:55-12:05)

Pilgrims Way - whole length (08:55-12:05)

Downs Avenue - whole length (08:55-12:05)

Brent Lane - Downs Avenue to Darenth Road (08:55-12:15) – Fixed left turn will be suspended and covered for the duration, and traffic will be allowed to turn right.

Lunedale Road - Gore Road to Teesdale Road (08:50-11:55)

Princes Avenue - full length (08:50-11:55)

Oakwood Close - full length (08:50-12:00)

Parsonage Lane/Darenth Hill - full length (08:45-09:50)

Roman Villa Road - full length (08:45-10:10)

Shrubbery Road - full length (08:45-10:10)

St Margaret’s Road - full length (08:50-11:15)

Holmesdale Hill - Shrubbery Road to Gill’s Road (08:50-11:15)

Rabbits Road - full length (08:50-10:30)

Gill’s Road - full length (08:50-11:15)

Wilson Lane - full length (08:50-11:15)

B260 Green Street Green Road northbound - Canada Farm Road to B260 Trolling Down Hill (08:50-11:35)

B260 Watchgate northbound - full length (08:50-11:35)

Canada Farm Road - B260 Green Street Green Road to Rabbits Road (08:50-10:40)

Darenth Road - Dene Road to Brent Lane (08:55-12:15)

Other restrictions

B258 Church Hill - no right turn onto A225 Hawley Road (08:45-9:45)

Timber Mews - no right turn onto A225 Hawley Road (08:45-9:45)

Warren Road - no right turn onto A225 Hawley Road (08:45-9:45)

Mill Road - no right turn onto A225 Hawley Road (08:45-9:45)

Shirehall Road - no right turn onto A225 Hawley Road (08:45-9:45)

Ladywood Road - no right turn onto B260 Green Street Green Road (08:50-11:35)

Hill Rise - no right turn onto B260 Watchgate (08:50-11:35)

Bennett Way - no right turn onto B260 Watchgate (08:50-11:35)

Wood Lane - no right turn onto B260 Green Street Green Road (08:50-11:35)

Shellbank Lane - no right turn onto B260 Green Street Green Road (08:50-11:35)

The Order will be effective when required on Sunday 22 February 2026. The restrictions/prohibitions specified in this notice will apply in the direction and only at such times as indicated by traffic signs in operation.

Nothing in the Order will apply to:

  • Any Vehicle being used for Ambulance purposes, Coastguard/RNLI, Fire Brigade or Police services
  • Anything done by a Statutory Undertaker vehicle in connection with an emergency repair
  • Anything done with the permission or at the direction of an Event Organiser or a Police Constable in Uniform

Multiple diversions will be in place

This message will be repeated closer to the date

Contact Information

Parish Clerk

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