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Stockbury roundabout line painting
Sunday 11th September
Following feedback from stakeholders and the local community, National Highways will be refreshing the white lines on the Stockbury roundabout ahead of the M2 junction 5 coastbound carriageway slip road closures, which begin officially on Monday the 12th of September.
To do this, they will be closing all links to and from the Stockbury roundabout overnight on Sunday the 11th of September. This is to reduce the need for further closures in the future. The closures will be staggered, starting from 8:00pm.
When the roundabout reopens at 5:00am on Monday the 12th of September, the M2 junction 5 coastbound carriageway entry and exit slip roads will remain closed as originally planned.
M2 slip road closures
September 2022 to January 2023
National Highways is to close 2 busy slip roads on the coastbound carriageway of the M2 at Sittingbourne for 4 months as part of their major upgrade and improvement works to the M2 junction 5 - A249 Stockbury interchange.
The coastbound carriageway entry and exit slip roads between the M2 and A249 will be closed from 8:00pm on Sunday the 11th of September 2022 (to set up traffic management) until Friday the 13th of January 2023.
The closures mean you will not be able to access Stockbury roundabout from the M2 coastbound or join the M2 coastbound from Stockbury roundabout at junction 5 during the closures. Please use signed diversions to join or leave the M2 at junction 5.
In January 2023, both slip roads will reopen. Access from the M2 coastbound to the A249 towards Sittingbourne will temporarily be via the Stockbury roundabout until the dedicated slip road opens in spring 2023.
Diversion routes
M2 junction 5 coastbound entry and exit slip road diversions.
To join the M2 coastbound during the closures, National Highways recommends vehicles use the M2 Londonbound from Stockbury roundabout to travel to junction 4 and return, which National Highways say will add approximately 10 to 12 minutes onto the journey time.
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Drivers travelling coastbound will need to leave the M2 at junction 3 and use the A229, M20 and A249 to reach the Stockbury roundabout, which National Highways say will add approximately 15 minutes onto the journey time.
If you miss junction 3, you can travel to junction 6 and return to junction 5 using the Londonbound carriageway, adding a further 25 minutes onto the journey time.
Delays on the A2 - London Road are predicted during the closures due to heavier than usual traffic between Bowaters roundabout at the junction with A278 - Hoath Way, Gillingham and Brenley Corner roundabout at the junction with A2 - Boughton Bypass, M2 and A299, Faversham.
Further information
For updates and more information, visit: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-east/m2-junction-5-improvements
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