Two New A249 Bridge Sections Now In Place

 

Engineers have now craned into place the two new bridge sections across the A249 at the Grovehurst/Iwade roundabout.

 

Both carriageways will remain closed over the weekend but will re-open at 5am tomorrow (Monday 2nd September). There will also be another night closure from 8pm on Monday until 5am on Tuesday (3rd September) morning. Jackson Civil Engineering, the contractors, have also contingency plans to close the road from 8pm on Tuesday until 5am on Wednesday (4th September).

 

There will also be another one-night closure on the A249 Sittingbourne-bound from 8pm on Wednesday until 5am on Thursday (5th September) and a closure of the Sheppey-bound carriageway from 8pm Thursday to 5am Friday (6th September) to reinstall the central crash barrier on the A249.

 

There is also a contingency plan to shut the A249 in both directions from 8pm Friday until 5am Saturday (7th September).

 

After next weekend the Sittingbourne-bound exit slip road, at the Iwade/Grovehurst junction will be closed from 8pm on Monday (9th September) UNTIL SPRING 2025. Traffic will be diverted to Bobbing then return on the opposite carriageway.

 

A spokesman for Jackson Civil Engineering told SFM News: "We understand these works will have a significant impact on travel times. We will keep monitoring our traffic management plans to minimise disruption as much as possible."

 

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