ROAD CLOSURE - Maidstone Road, Horsmonden - Carriageway Patching - 10 November 2026

Published: 26 October 2026

This is to inform you that as part of the on-going maintenance and improvement of the highway network, Kent County Council will be carrying out patching repair work to the carriageway of Maidstone Road, Horsmonden between 30mph Gateway to Yew Tree Green Road.

These road surface improvement works are programmed to start on the 10th November 2026 and should take 2 days to complete. These activities will be undertaken during a working window between the hours of 07:00-19:00.

This type of work can be affected by bad weather, so if it is not possible for us to carry it out at this time, we will arrange a new date and let you know via a letter drop to your home. We will also put up signs along the road before we start showing the date we plan to start work.

During these essential works it will be necessary to close the road completely so that we can carry out the works safely for both the workforce and road users. During this closure, a signed diversion route will be in place during the closure via Maidstone Road (B2162), Claygate (B2162), Collier Street (B2162), Benover Road (B2162), Hampstead Lane (B2162), Maidstone Road (B2015), Maidstone Road Roundabout (A228), Hale Street By Pass (A228), Branbridges Ind Est Roundabout (A228), Branbridges Road (A228), Whetsted Road (A228), Maidstone Road (B2160), Gedges Hill (B2160), Maidstone Road (B2160), Hastings Road (A21), Lamberhurst Quarter (A21), Lamberhurst By-pass (A21), Horsmonden Road (A262), Horsmonden Road (B2162), Lamberhurst Road (B2162) and Vice Versa.