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Litter on the slip roads and all over the A2
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4289090.
The litter picks you are carrying out are not being done properly, your workers are only picking along the edges and are leaving large amounts of rubbish untouched. The recent litter pick along the eastbound M2 JCT 2 Slip road exit was not successful (lots of rubbish left behind) and you have left all the roundabouts and verges surrounding them. How can I submit a formal complaint, you are failing in your legal duty under section 89 (1) and (2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to clear your land of litter and debris. Please do not reply with a copy and paste response. An inspector needs to visit this location and look at the appalling state of it and commission a deep clean and removal of waste and litter.
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We appreciate your feedback and share your concerns at the volume of litter dropped on our roads. We’re passionate about providing a network free from rubbish and litter is removed from our roads every day.
The A2 from the M25 east bound and the M2 was inspected at the end of January. Following our inspectors’ recommendations, we’re currently carrying out litter picking eastbound along the A2 to include junction 1 of the M2. To date we’ve carried out over 20 litter picks under 860 people hours. Once we’ve reached the M2 we will be arranging required traffic management to pick westbound on the A2, returning then to attend to the M2 both east and west bound.
Fresh litter inspections are to be carried out on 9 and 10 March. These reports will be acted upon and we'll target the worse affected areas as a priority, subject to suitable traffic management.
We're continuing to secure suitable traffic management to allow us to close slip roads and roundabouts to carry out picking but have been hampered by availability. This is required to provide a safe working environment for the crews.
It's recognised that the A2 and M2 are used heavily by waste transport lorries using insufficiently netted lorries which contributes to the unwelcomed litter. We’re working proactively with Gravesham Council to understand how we can collaboratively address this issue with a view to targeting the offenders resulting in potential prosecutions by the council as National Highways isn’t an enforcement agency. We also work with Defra and other organisations like Keep Britain Tidy and the Campaign to Protect Rural England to raise public awareness of the dangers and costs associated with litter. We’re also requesting more litter signage which will be installed along the A2 & M2 in due course. Our overall approach for tackling litter is set out in our litter strategy. This outlines our goals and initiatives, supporting our vision of a network predominantly free from litter, without compromising safety.
You can contact our Customer Contact Centre who are available 24 hours a day by phone on 0300 123 5000 or by email at info@nationalhighways.co.uk
Kind regards
National Highways
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