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Roads, highways and pavements

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:

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.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx) 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 roadworks 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.

Chatham Future

This two-year programme of road improvements will transform Chatham's traffic system and open up key regeneration sites for redevelopment.

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.

National road travel information

These websites give information about roads and traffic conditions for motorways and trunk roads across the United Kingdom. Make sure you check them before setting off on longer journeys:

 

For more information contact Customer First by telephone: 01634 333333 / SMS text messaging: 07739 657073 or by email: customer.first@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Customer First, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

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