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Pristling Lane - Road Closure 30th June 2013 for 2 Days for Resurfacing
Highway Improvements in Your Area
Treatment
PRISTLING LANE AND SNOAD LANE, STAPLEHURST
When we plan to carry out the work and how long it will take
This is to let you know that the planned surface treatment work for of Pristling Lane and Snoad Lane, between the junctions with Goudhurst Lane and Five Oak Lane, which could not be completed due to inclement weather, has now been re-programmed.
The Surface Treatment work will start on Sunday 30th June 2013 and should be completed in 2 days.
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.
What we plan to do
As you are aware, we have already prepared the road surface repairing any potholes and heavily cracked areas.
We will use a product called ‘Surface Dressing’ to treat the road. Surface dressing is quick to apply, which means less disruption to road users, residents, local businesses and the emergency services. It is a cost effective way of prolonging the life expectancy of the road before any major repair works are required. It also benefits from having a low carbon footprint.
Surface dressing is applied directly onto the existing road in two stages. The first is the application of a hot binder which is sprayed onto the road surface and the second is the laying of chippings onto the binder. (Sometimes we lay 2 or more layers of chippings depending on the design). These layers seal the surface to prevent water penetration, restore texture and improve skid resistance. The carriageway is then rolled using a rubber wheeled roller. This is to ensure the chippings are properly embedded and stick into the binder permanently. The continued action of the traffic also helps to embed the chippings as well. To make sure all the binder is covered with chippings, we lay enough onto the road to ensure a full covering, and to make certain there are no gaps. There will be some loose chippings left, which is quite normal, and consequently we erect 20mph speed limit signs to slow vehicles down as they pass over the new surface. These signs will be on site until the road has settled down and all programmed sweeps have been carried out.Generally after seven days of the completion of the surfacing the road markings will be reinstated.
How you can help
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. An alternative diversion route will be signed while the road is closed. Any pavements will remain open at all times.
Normal working hours will be between 0700hrs and 1900hrs, although actual times may vary to due poor weather or equipment problems.
It is inevitable that residents and businesses near the works will experience some disruption, but we will try to keep these to a minimum. Access to properties will need to be restricted for a short period while work is carried out in front of each property. If you have any particular access needs, please let the workforce on site know.
We need your help to make sure the work is done as quickly as possible and to the best possible quality. If your vehicle is usually parked on the carriageway, please make sure you park it somewhere else away from the site whilst the works are carried out, so the road is clear for us to resurface.
Highway Improvements in Your Area
Road Surface Treatment
PRISTLING LANE AND SNOAD LANE, STAPLEHURST
If you need more information, please call us on 08458 247 800.
You can also visit our website www.kent.gov.uk/highways to find out how we look after the roads throughout
Kent or report any faults you find on our roads.
For your safety and the safety of our workforce, please drive carefully and slowly through the roadworks
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New MBC Garden Waste Arrangements from 28th June
After 28thJune 2013 Maidstone Borough Council's new arrangements for collecting garden waste will come into force. The white sacks will not be collected, except for special cases, and will be replaced by two sizes of wheelie bin (240L and 140L available for an annual hire charge of £30 and £27 respectively). Neighbours may wish to consider sharing a bin.
Further information is available at http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/residents/binsandrecycling/my-bins or by telephoning 01622 602600.
There have been delays in meeting orders for new bins. MBC has today (04/06/13) advised: "Unfortunately we have experienced stock problems due to a manufacturing issue, however we have been advised that we will be getting a delivery of garden waste bins on Thursday 6thJune 2013. This has been a nationwide problem and we will endeavour to deliver bins to residents as quickly as we can, especially to the residents that have existing orders in place.
A backlog of orders has accumulated over the past few weeks and the delay in delivery may run into late June. Unfortunately at this stage we are unable to give a more definitive delivery date, however we will do our best to deliver the bins to residents promptly.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused."
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KCC Public Rights of Way Vegetation Clearance
KCC’s Public Rights of Way & Access Service is responsible for public footpaths across Kent. It plans to commence a new vegetation clearance programme across West Kent from mid-June. Work is expected to take between four and six weeks. In Staplehurst the work will cover 2594 metres.
After the above work the Service has allocated some capacity to cover clearance of a further 1037 metres in the parish on a reactive basis. The village countryside wardens will be reviewing requirements and liaising with the Parish Council.
If residents wish to nominate any sections of footpath for clearance, please supply the Parish Office by the end of June with details of path number(s) and section(s) to be cut, ranking them in order of importance if more than one. The information will be shared with the countryside wardens as part of their review.
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Staplehurst Summer Playscheme Information
The Staplehurst Summer Playscheme returns this year between 29th July and 16th August. The scheme will again be run by Play Place, with financial and administrative support from Staplehurst Parish Council and Maidstone Borough Council.
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