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The Highways Agency gave Skanska Construction approval to start construction works on the A2 Bean to Cobham Phase 2 - Pepperhill to Cobham.
The Scheme to be built is the "Red Route" which the public expressed a clear preference for, following the public consultation held by the Highways Agency in March 2001. After considering all of the responses received the Secretary of State announced in January 2002, that the Red Route had been chosen as the "Preferred Route" and would be taken forward and the outline design developed. The Preferred Route takes the line of the new road between Pepperhill and Marling Cross away from the residential area. From Marling Cross to Cobham the existing A2 will be widened generally to the south as it is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauly (AONB) and also Shorne and Ashenbank Woods are Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)..
The scheme will involve building a new section of A2 between the Pepperhill and Marling Cross Junctions, the new road will be further away from the residential areas than the existing A2. It will be built close to the line of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, creating a combined transport corridor in this area. On the existing road (the old road) between Pepperhill / Downs Road and Marling Cross, a new combined footpath and cycleway route will be built together with extensive landscaping and planting which has been planned and designed to create an amenity area for public use. Links will also be provided from the new junctions at Tollgate and Marling Cross. A separate equestrian route will also be provided. From Marling Cross to Cobham Junctions the trunk road will be widened on the line of the existing A2 in order to minimise any direct impact on the Shorne and Ashenbank Woods Sites of Special Scientific interest. A new combined cycleway and pedestrian route will be created alongside the A2 from Marling Cross to Brewers Road. Low noise surfacing will be used on the new road over its length of approximately 6. Km (4 miles).
A public Inquiry into the scheme was held in May 2005 and following consideration of the Inspector's report, in September 2005 the Secretary of State for Transport gave his approval for the Scheme to proceed. Detailed design was developed and works started in September 2006.
The scheme was opened to traffic in February 2009, together with the new combined footway and cycleway.
