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All slip roads off of the A2 in the Gravesend and Northfleet areas covered in rubbish.
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4264959.
These slips roads are covered in litter and the highways agency have assured other people that the problem would be sorted in a month since being inspected on the 23rd January. This still has not happened and it looks totally disgusting!
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We're sorry to hear about littering along the A2. Please be assured that litter is a serious issue, and we share your concern about the amount of rubbish that is discarded on our roads.
We carry out regular litter inspections along the A2 west from Dartford to the M2, with our most recent inspection on 26 January. Following our inspector’s recommendations, we’ve instructed our maintenance partners to arrange litter picks, starting on the eastbound carriageway including slips. In addition to litter picking, other maintenance such as grass cutting and gully clearance will be carried out.
To date we've removed 315 bags of litter from the main carriageway together with numerous larger items of debris and 400 bags from slip roads.
We're continuing to secure suitable traffic management to allow us to close slip roads to carry out picking but have been hampered by availability. This is required to provide a safe working environment for the crews. Once the eastbound verges and slips have been picked, which we anticipate will be by mid March we will turn our attention westbound.
Kind regards
National Highways
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We're sorry to hear about littering along the A2. Please be assured that litter is a serious issue, and we share your concern about the amount of rubbish that is discarded on our roads.
We carry out regular litter inspections along the A2 west from Dartford to the M2, with our most recent inspection on 26 January. Following our inspector’s recommendations, we’ve instructed our maintenance partners to arrange litter picks, starting on the eastbound carriageway including slips. In addition to litter picking, other maintenance such as grass cutting and gully clearance will be carried out.
To date we've removed 315 bags of litter from the main carriageway together with numerous larger items of debris and 400 bags from slip roads.
We're continuing to secure suitable traffic management to allow us to close slip roads to carry out picking but have been hampered by availability. This is required to provide a safe working environment for the crews. Once the eastbound verges and slips have been picked, which we anticipate will be by mid March we will turn our attention westbound.
Kind regards
National Highways
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