Summer 2009 / Issue 2
newsletter
Demolition of Sir John
Hawkins Way flyover
You will have noticed that work has now started on site in
Sir John Hawkins Way car park. Breheny’s, our civil
engineering contractors, have already made much progress
with the temporary bus route. You will be able to see the work
as you walk by in the High Street.
Once the temporary bus-route is
in place bus timetables could
change. Please contact the
following for further updates:
Arriva
Nu Venture
ASD
Kings Ferry
0844 400 4411
01622 882288
01634 72641
01634 377577
General traffic can access
Medway Street car park and
gain access to and from local
businesses. However traffic
will not be allowed to turn
into Medway Street from
Globe Lane.
Blue and white signs will be
displayed allowing buses, taxis
and cycles through but no
permission will be given to general
traffic and pedestrians. It will be an
offence to ignore these signs and
this will be enforced by the police.
On Monday 29 June the flyover
will permanently be closed to
general traffic.
Demolition of the flyover will take
place once the temporary bus
route has been completed and will
start with the removal of the
middle section (which crosses the
High Street). Access to businesses
will be retained and we will be
writing to affected premises with
regard to deliveries. Signs will also
be installed at either end of the
High Street to give you more
information.
The contractors will crush the
concrete on site and the materials
will be recycled where possible for
use on the new bus-route.
n The temporary bus route construction
is under way
n Blue and white
signs allowing
access for buses,
taxis and cycles only
n preparation work starts on the flyover in
Chatham High Street
Manor Road
Work has gone ahead to re-kerb and pave the bottom
section of Manor Road leading into the High Street. Manor
Road will eventually re-open to enable access to local
traffic but will not be intended for through-traffic.
Temporary traffic signals will be installed either side of
Manor Road/ High Road on the temporary route giving
priority to buses. By the end of the 2009, the upper end
of the High Street will have benefitted from complete
re-paving.
Traffic lights will remain at the junction of Globe Lane and
Medway Street due to the crossing at Military Road.
Existing pedestrian routes will be maintained.
Trailer exhibition
Over 1,700 people visited our exhibition trailer during March which
showed that there was a high level of interest in the proposals. The
Regeneration Ambassadors joined staff from Medway Renaissance to
inform the public about the demolition of the flyover, the new vehicle
routes and the proposed new location of the bus station.
We aim to repeat the exercise towards the end of the year to provide more
information to the public, of the works at Union Street and the Brook.
View
drawings
on-line
The planning application for
the Brook widening and the
improvements to Union
Street was submitted in April.
You can view the planning
application on line:
www.medway.gov.uk/
planning
The application number to
enter is: MC2009/0522
Site
investigation
works
Contractors will be drilling
bore holes and digging trial
pits in the areas of The
Brook, Globe Lane and
Union Street to carry out
ground investigations as
part of the detailed
design process for the
road improvements and
bus station.
New routes - when flyover closes
Rochester to Chatham Maritime
and back
There are two options which will have
about the same journey time. From
Rochester you can go to Strood and
turn onto Station Road and follow the
signs to Medway City Estate and go
through the tunnel. Alternatively use
the A2 New Road turning left at Union
Street (towards Tesco) then follow the
Brook to Dock Road.
Maidstone Road to Chatham
Maritime
From Maidstone Road to Chatham the
most direct route is to turn right onto
Best Street at the bottom of Railway
Street, then left onto Union Street
(towards Tesco) and follow the Brook.
Alternatively turn onto Gibraltar Hill
and follow the A2 to Union Street.
Gillingham,
St Mary’s Island
Dock Road
Fort
Amherst
For information visit
www.medway.gov.uk/chathamfuture
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Rochester to Gillingham
Destination: Hospital - your route
will be the A2 and Chatham Hill.
Destination: Brompton or Lower
Gillingham - the tunnel is one option,
if not then the route is the same as for
Chatham Maritime using the A2 and
the Brook.
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Further changes to routes
will be updated in the next
newsletter.
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By the end of 2009, the new bus-route
on the line of the flyover should be in
operation. REMINDER: this route is for
buses, taxis and cycles only. No other
traffic will be permitted and this will be
enforced. Routes for local traffic can be
found in the map above.
The finished route will boast a new
pedestrian crossing at the High Street
junction with high quality materials of
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New bus facility
Q. Why is the bus-station being taken out of the Pentagon?
A. In 2004 approval was obtained for the Pentagon Development Brief and as
part of the Brief, it was agreed that the relocation of the bus-station provides an
opportunity to review and consolidate the floorspace within the existing building.
The existing bus station and its current facilities are very poor, with limited
information and a poor waiting environment.
Q. What is happening to the Paddock?
A. Part of the Paddock is required for the bus station layout and as part of the
proposals, areas of high quality open space will be created and replacement
additional trees will be planted.
Q. What facilities will there be in the new bus-station?
A. Real-time and ticket information, weather-proofing waiting areas.
Construction will begin early 2010, subject to planning approval and will take
approximately one year to build and landscape. The new facility will house all bus
operators. Plans can be viewed on the planning website – application number:
MC2009/0460.
If you have any enquiries please contact our hotline at Customer First:
01634 334567 or [email protected]
You will be able to keep abreast of up to date news by logging on to
our dedicated web page at www.medway.gov.uk/chathamfuture or
www.medwayrenaissance.com.
CAR SHARE
To encourage the
reduction in pollution and
save on fuel costs visit
www.medwaycarshare.
com or why not consider
taking the bus or cycling?
MEDWAY ST
CAR PARK
Medway Street car park
has been re-opened and
is now run by the Council
24 hours seven days a
week. The car park has
been resurfaced and the
dividing wall to Globe
lane removed.
NAME THE NEW BUS-ROUTE COMPETITION
The new bus-route needs a name and we are asking for submissions to be judged
by the end of July 2009. Send your entry to: Medway Renaissance, FREEPOST
FPN 1671 or by email to: [email protected] or by mobile phone text
message to: Medway Roads followed by your suggested name to 88802.
The winner will receive a prize of
£100 shopping vouchers
kindly donated by the Pentagon Shopping Centre.
Terms and conditions can be found at www.medway.gov.uk/rules