A busy route in Chatham will close for the second phase of road safety improvements later this month. Luton Road will be shut to motorists between Pheasant Road and Ambrose Hill for one week from Saturday, 23 October. The £120,000 project aims to reduce the number of serious crashes along the road, including in 2017 when an 18-year-old was hit by a car driver and a head-on collision between two drivers last year. Work will include the construction of a raised table traffic calming feature outside Luton Primary School to slow down drivers, upgrading traffic signals, resurfacing footways, and replacing the pedestrian guardrail and bollards. The road will be closed again on the weekend of 6 and 7 November between Upper Luton Road and Edinburgh Road to enable carriageway resurfacing. Luton High Street will also be shut between Tramways and Upper Luton Road. The closure will be in place between 7am and 7pm on both days, with on street car parking also suspended. Local bus services will be affected during the works, including temporary bus stop closures at locations where works are taking place. Buses will be diverted for the duration of the road closures and will not be able to pick up or drop off passengers between Street End Road and Castle Road in either direction. Arriva has announced the following diversions to its bus services:
Service 176 is not affected by the closure. The first phase of Medway Council's project started in August this year, which involved constructing a pedestrian crossing island near the junction with Upper Luton Road and upgrading street lighting.
Medway Council says the upgrades outside the school support its ambition to "become a Child-Friendly City" by "putting children and young people at the heart of everything we do." In a letter from Medway Council residents were told: "Resurfacing works are by their nature noisy and it would be expected that higher levels of noise will be experienced during the works. "Every effort will be made to keep the disturbance and site noise to a minimum but we do appreciate the inconvenience that this noise may cause. "Access for residents will be maintained as much as practically possible. If you require access to your property whilst we are undertaking the work, please ask the contractors on site for assistance." The work is being completed by its contractor Volker Highways. Any questions or issues can be raised to the workforce on site or by calling Medway Council's Customer Contact Centre on 01634 333333. Comments are closed.
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