Update - Thursday 15 May
We’re pleased to confirm that work to replace our pipes along Silver Hill Road has been completed ahead of schedule. Road resurfacing is underway, and all going well, we expect to be able to reopen the road early next week.
From Monday 19 May, our engineers will return to complete a final section of network upgrades on A2070 Kennington Road near the William Harvey Hospital. For everyone’s safety, we’ll need to have four-way traffic lights around our work. We know this is a busy location and we’ll have an operative on site between 7am and 7pm to help manage traffic flow.
Following consultation with Kent County Council, we’ve arranged to start phase three of this project earlier than originally planned. This is to allow time for UK Power Networks to follow us and complete their work on Hythe Road before the schools return in September 2025.
A292 Hythe Road will be closed to through traffic from Monday 7 July and all going well our work is expected to be complete by Sunday 17 August. During this time there will be no access to Lees Road, Silver Hill Road, or Church Road from A292 Hythe Road.
We thank the Willesborough Community for their continued patience and understanding while we carry out these essential works.
We’re preparing to carry out essential gas network upgrades in the Kennington Road area of Willesborough. This work will ensure a continued safe and reliable supply of gas is delivered to nearby homes and businesses. This is part of our 30-year programme of work to replace our old mains, reaching the end of their useful lives, with new, reliable plastic pipe.
Our contractor, I&G Contracting, who are completing this project on our behalf, will be starting work in the week beginning Monday 3 March. We expect this project to last for approximately 27 weeks.
To ensure everyone’s safety, we’ll need to close some of the roads around our work site while we have excavations open.
We’ll be carrying out this project in three phases.
Phase one
A2070 Kennington Road and Silver Hill Road
From Monday 3 March for approximately thirteen weeks
We’ll be working along the A2070 Kennington Road from the junction with Blackwall Road North, past the William Harvey Hospital to the junction with The Street. For everyone’s safety, we’ll have a rolling road closure around our work site.
From Monday 10 March for approximately two weeks, we’ll also need to close Silver Hill Road from the junctions of Kennington Road and Abbey Way. The existing one-way order on Silver Hill Road will be suspended to allow residents access via Lees Road.
When our engineers reach the junction with Lees Road we’ll remove our road closure and complete the remaining work down to the junction of The Street using temporary traffic lights. We expect the closure on Kennington Road to be in place for approximately nine weeks.
Phase two
Lees Road and Silver Hill Road
From Monday 9 June for approximately seven weeks
We’ll be working on Silver Hill Road from Abbey Way to Lees Road, and on Lees Road to the junction with A292 Hythe Road. For everyone’s safety, both roads will be closed to through traffic. The existing one-way order suspension will remain in place, and temporary traffic lights will be used to provide safe access for residents.
Phase three
A292 Hythe Road and Lees Road/Silver Hill Road
From Wednesday 23 July for approximately seven weeks
We'll be working from the junction of Lees Road to outside number 425A Hythe Road. For everyone’s safety, we’ll need to close Hythe Road around our work site. Lees Road will remain closed at its junction with Hythe Road for the duration of work – access for Lees Road will be via Silver Hill Road (junction with Kennington Road) with the existing one-way order suspension still in place.
To reduce future disruption, we’ll be working in collaboration with UK Power Networks on the A2070 Kennington Road and Silver Hill Road.
UK Power Networks have arranged a public drop-in session on Wednesday 19 February at Willesborough WI Hall, 100 Church Road, Willesborough TN24 0JG from 12 noon to 6.30pm to discuss their project. SGN will be attending this event to answer any questions about the gas network upgrade work.
Important information
- Vehicle access for residents located within the closure site will change as works progress - local signage will keep road users and residents informed.
- Vehicle access to side roads located within the closure site - access will be maintained; local arrangements will change depending on the location of our work.
- Bus routes will be impacted - we advise passengers to contact their service provider for the latest updates on changes to services/routes, timetables and bus stop locations.
- Bin collection - there are no planned changes to bin collection days unless you hear otherwise from your service provider.
- Emergency Services have been informed of this work and will have contingency plans in place while roads are closed.
We know road closures are disruptive for local communities and residents and can assure you we’ll be doing all we can to complete these essential works without delay.
We’re sorry for any inconvenience these works may cause and thank you for your patience and understanding.