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Multiple lights are not working on the London Bound A2 slip road
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 5860335.
Around 90% of the street lights are not working on the London Bound A2 slip road, this is the section used as a shared footpath and cycle path alongside the slip road carrying traffic from Strood onto the London bound A2 trunk road. The lack of lighting is highly dangerous and makes it nearly impossible to be seen (as a pedestrian) when on the path and impossible to see where you're going when walking or running towards Strood. This has been an issue for number of years despite multiple rounds of road maintenance taking place. The slip road and pathway were both resurfaced in March and early April 2024 with a number of total closures overnight, yet the lighting was not repaired or replaced.
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Thank you for your report.
We’re aware that multiple lights aren’t working or have come to the end of their life along the A2 west and M2 from the M25. We’ve a national LED replacement scheme, and this route is under the design phase currently. All luminaires along the M2 and A2 west route are expected to be replaced in stages starting later this year. This includes the limited number of lighting assets we have on the entry slip section at the top by the A2 west motorway.
The lighting assets following the route along the old A2 from Three Crutches up to and including the location you've highlighted are and owned by Kent County Council.
Please contact them to raise this issue directly. Contact details for local authorities can be found by using the search facility at: www.gov.uk/find-local-council
Kind regards,
National Highways
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