Roads

Medway Council, as the highway authority in Medway, is responsible for maintaining some 513 miles (825km) of highway through the Highway Responsive Maintenance Section. It is responsible for:

• carriageways;
• verges;
• footways;
• signs;
• road markings
• street furniture
• street lighting
• tunnels.

It also maintains nearly 186 miles (300km) of Public Rights of Way (footpaths). The council is not responsible for unadopted roads and paths or private roads and paths. The council maintains records of highways that are its responsibility.

The motorway (M2) is the responsibility of the Highways Agency (www.highways.gov.uk).

The Highways Act 1980 (www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2006/20060537.htm) places a duty on the highway authority to keep its highways reasonably free of obstruction and in a condition that allows the safe passage of people and goods. Its staff carry out regular inspections of the network to monitor its condition, order minor repairs and arrange for more major repairs to be carried out.

The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1991/Ukpga_19910022_en_1.htm) places a duty on the highway authority to maintain a street works register, to ensure work undertaken by service companies is done properly and to co-ordinate road works to minimise disruption.

The extent of the network ensures that it is not possible for all roads and paths to be in perfect condition all of the time. As the council seeks value for money in the execution of all its duties, it orders repairs on the basis of priority and structural condition, not on appearance.

Medway road weather forecast

The road weather forecast for Medway is only updated during the winter. The date and time on that page shows when it was last updated.

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