Forthcoming road closures in Kemsing, Otford and Seal

Notice of some road closures coming up in the school holidays.

Pilgrims Way Kemsing will be closed starting on 25 July. This is for South East Water to replace a defective fire hydrant. The closure has been planned for five days but hopefully will be less; if it is a simple fix, it should take only two or three days. The proposed alternative route is via Pilgrims Way East, A225, A25, Childsbridge Lane and vice versa.

 Station Road Otford is set to be closed for three days starting 30 July. This is for UK Power Networks to establish connections to a new house, coordinating both gas and electricity. A road closure is required as the electrical connection is on the opposite side of the road and the road width is too narrow to complete this safely under two way lights. SGN’s connection is on the same side as the house but in the footpath and carriageway.  

This is of course quite a disruptive closure, and so the aim is to carry out most of the works over the weekend; the road will be closed early on Saturday morning and will remain shut until late Sunday evening. If the works are not completed by that stage, then two way lights will be set up and the work completed on the Monday.  The original application was for this to be a five day closure, but KCC Streetworks have negotiated this quicker approach. 

 Finally, School Lane in Seal will be closed (outside 1-3 The Green) for ten days starting 5 August. Access will be maintained for the library only. The suggested diversion route is quite similar to that for Pilgrims Way. This is for Thames Water to deal a collapsed sewer some three and a half metres under the road surface and to install an inspection cover in the road.  KCC Streetworks have requested extended working hours and weekends to complete the works as quickly as possible.