Highways Agency

The Project

The Highways Agency (HA) proposes to widen the A2 to four lanes with hard shoulders in each direction between Pepperhill and Cobham junctions. The widening scheme is the second phase of the overall A2 Bean to Cobham scheme, the first phase Bean to Pepperhill, was completed in December 2004  (see A2 Bean to Cobham: Phase 1 page for more information).

To access the updates, including traffic management for this scheme, please visit the Project Update page.

Please visit the Contact Information and Map page to view a map of the works area.

A2 Main Improvement Works

The works are on schedule to deliver the designed scheme, various elements of works will continue throughout the coming months adjacent to the live carriageways, on the slip roads and at the new junctions.  Although a 50 mph speed restriction is currently in place we ask customers to observe this for their own safety as well as for the workforce working adjacent to the live carriageways.

The works proceed to complete the construction of the new Marling Cross junction, by recycling the old A2 carriageway surfacing as suitable fill material for the new embankments to save importing materials via the network from other sources.

The works are on schedule and the new Marling Cross Junction should be opened to the public by the end of November and this will provide a main link from the A2 network to Gravesend east, Hever Court Road, Valley Drive and the Marling Cross HGV lorry park.  The new junction will also provide a link for customers who live on the north and south side of the A2 (Cobham, Sole street, Singlewell) as shown below.   Following discussion with the Local Authorities advance information signs and diversion routes have been provided whilst there is temporarily no access to Valley Drive from the A2 network, this involves having to maintain over 75 signs, frames and sand bags on the Highways Agency network and Local Authority Roads

On the old carriageway between Pepperhill and Marling Cross Heavy Earthmoving Plant is operating and moving approximately 150,000 cubic metres of earth to create a landscaped corridor and to provide additional screening of the new road to residential areas on the north.   The green corridor will provide a combined footway and cycleway with an equestrian route to the south of the corridor.  Links will also be created from the landscaped corridor to the new footbridges that span the new A2 which will provide connections to the local public rights of way routes at Ifield Court and Church Road.  May we ask parents to advise their children that the green corridor is a construction site and not open for public use, especially whilst the children are on their summer break.