The Kent Medical Campus Enterprise Zone is a key employment site for Kent and will create 3,000 highly skilled jobs. The proposed scheme aims to accommodate the increased traffic volume to the Kent Medical Campus site by upgrading two nearby junctions. The A249 Bearsted Road and New Cut Road roundabouts will be enlarged and provided with Smart technology signals to help ease congestion and improve traffic flow.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure or savings of more than £1m;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Division affected: Maidstone North East; Maidstone Rural North;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/05/2018
Decision due: Not before 13th Jul 2018 by Cabinet Member for Planning, Highways, Transport and Waste
Reason: In order that the proposed decision can be publsihed for a minimum of 28 days, in accordance with statutory requirements
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Planning, Highways, Transport and Waste
Lead director: Tim Read
Department: Growth, Environment & Transport
Contact: Russell Boorman, Project Manager Email: russell.boorman@kent.gov.uk.
Consultees
The proposed decision will be considered at the Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee on 13 July 2018.
Financial implications: Covered under existing budget allocations
Legal implications: None
Equalities implications: The detailed scheme design will consider equalities aspects.