Highway maintenance

Most of the maintenance we do is planned in advance.

Knowing what we look after and how much we can spend enables decisions to be made on how we maintain them so they last as long as possible

Information from our inspectors and you helps us plan our repairs.

Report a problem

Tell us about problems you see on the roads like potholes, faulty street lights, broken signs and much more.

Most problems are then placed into one of these groups:

Emergency repairs - to be dealt with within 2 hours
28 day - to be repaired within 28 days of being reported
Planned works - to be added to a schedule to be repaired at a later date when we will be working in the area.

You can then track the fault to find out how we are dealing with it.

When the weather is warmer and drier we concentrate on:

During the colder winter months, we spend most our time looking after:

If you need to work on, close or block a road you'll need to apply for us to get permission.

Kent Permit Scheme - we have to grant permission before anyone can carry out work on the road
Applications and licences - for putting a skip on the road, requesting a road closure, requesting a temporary road sign
Vehicle crossings - making an application to build a vehicle crossing to drop the kerb outside your house to be able to park.

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Local planned work

Find out when planned works will be carried out in your area. There are planned schedules for the following types of work:

Kent County Council
Invicta House
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent ME14 1XX

0300 333 5539

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