A road will shut for up to nine days to complete work on electric vehicle fast charging spaces in a car park.

Preparatory work is already complete ahead of the installation of 10 dual fast charging points in Parrock Street, Gravesend, which will be able to charge up to 20 vehicles at a time.

Parrock Street will be closed from SaturdayOctober 22, for up to nine days, while UK Power Networks connects the charging points to the National Grid.

The £107,764 grant to fund the project comes from the government's Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).

Gravesham council has confirmed that the charging points will be live before the end of the year.

The car park already has one dual 7kW charger and an ultrafast 50kW charger, which were installed last year. The car park in Milton Place also has one dual 7kW charger, and an ultrafast 50kW charger.

The bays will be free to use while charging, with a maximum stay of four hours between 8am and 6pm.

Between 6pm and 8am there will be no restrictions in place, so the bays can be used by local residents who don't have off-road parking to charge at home.

The chargers are being installed in partnership with BP Pulse (BPP), who users will pay directly for their electricity.

Leader of Gravesham council, Cllr John Burden, said: “As we work towards becoming a net zero borough by 2030, making it easier for residents and visitors to make the switch to electric vehicles is high on our list of priorities.

“Installing on-street charging points in Gravesend town centre is impossible in a lot of areas given the electrical grid infrastructure and the layout of the streets, so the Parrock Street bays are particularly important for residents.

“And we will be adding more charging points in the coming years. For example, the new public multi-storey car park being built as part of The Charter development in Gravesend will also have a number of charging bays.

“I hope the increasing availability of chargers in the borough will prompt residents to seriously consider their options when it comes to choosing a new vehicle.”