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Kent Highway Services is the part of Kent
County Council that looks after the county's roads, pavements and
cycleways.
We manage
highway
maintenance and we respond to highway emergencies 24 hours a
day. We also monitor traffic, and use measures to
reduce road congestion.
As well as the day-to-day running of the highway network, we
also plan for Kent's transport future. We:
We work to increase
road safety for
all road users; through campaigns, training and traffic-calming
measures. Right now, we have a target to cut road casualties by 40%
through our
Save 478 Lives campaign.
We also work with partners to provide an accessible and
efficient public
transport network, and support
community transport services.
Kent's
Local Transport Plan explains what our transport aims are, how
we intend to achieve them, and when we will deliver them.
Kent Highway Services look after all the roads in Kent except
the following, which are looked after by the Highways Agency:
- M20
- M2
- M26
- M25
- A21 - all
- A2 - from London to M2 Junction 1 (Cobham)
- M2 Junction 7 (Faversham) to Dover A282
- M25 Junction 2 to Juction 1 (A206) A2070
- M20 Junction 10 (Ashford) to A259 (Brenzett)
- A249 - from M2 to Sheppey
- A259 - from A2070 to East Sussex
- A20 - from Swanley to London and from Folkestone to
Dover
How we work
We operate from two divisional offices and from our headquarters
in Maidstone. This allows us to combine local transport knowledge
with a consistent cross-county approach.
It is necessary to pay for some of the services we offer, to
find out about these costs see our
current list of charges.
Contact us
You can call us at any time, any day, on 08458 247 800 to report
a fault on the highways. Or you can use our
online fault reporting tool (link opens in a
new window).
Important: Unfortunately our website has been
experiencing some technical difficulties. While we work to resolve
this issue there may be interruptions in service. We apologise for
any inconvenience caused.
If you have questions about our services or about transport in
Kent, contact us by telephone, email or post. Our staff are trained
to answer a whole range of highway and transport questions. If they
can't help you, they will pass your enquiry to a specialist who
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