Families could see their homes demolished if a £125 million upgrade to two junctions of the A2 is approved.

Highways England has revealed the route where it will carry out detailed design proposals for improvement works outlined in a public consultation earlier this year.

The plans would require 1-11 Ightham Cottages in Bean to be destroyed to add lanes to roundabouts and sliproads at the village’s motorway junction.

A new bridge over the A2 carriageway would also be built at the site.

The proposals, which Highways England says will support the creation of 30,000 jobs, would also improve the junction at Ebbsfleet.

If approved, construction would begin in March 2020, with traffic able to use the routes by March 2023.

A new public consultation on the detailed plans is expected early next year but no timetable for a final decision has been released.

“Their report is annoying because it says the majority of people are in favour of their solution but when they draw their charts, they can be interpreted in different ways...” - Ashley Johnson, Bean Residents Association

Ashley Johnson, assistant secretary of Bean Residents Association, said: “We are very disappointed at their plans to knock down 1-11 Ightham Cottages.

“Their report is annoying because it says the majority of people are in favour of their solution but when they draw their charts, they can be interpreted in different ways.”

Highways England project manager Hugh Coakley said: “It’s great to see that there is clear backing for improvements to the junctions at Bean and Ebbsfleet, and I would like to thank everyone who took part in our consultation.

“There will be another opportunity for anyone interested in the scheme to have their say next year, when we put the final designs to people for their views.”

The planning body behind Ebbsfleet Garden City has also supported the plans.

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation has committed £45 million to the project, which it hopes to recover from contributions made by housing developers.

Interim chief executive Paul Spooner said: “This is a major commitment by us to ensure the A2 continues to move.

“With up to 15,000 new homes in Ebbsfleet Garden City, we are well aware the strain that could place on local traffic, particularly at these two junctions, and this money enables that work to now go-ahead.

“With these improvements and a commitment from us to improve public transport in the area with a new upgraded Fastrack service, we are helping address those concerns and ensure traffic continues to flow as we see 5,100 homes completed here by 2021.”

Mr Johnson, of Bean Residents Association, said the group had approached the development corporation about the possibility of rebuilding 1-11 Ightham Cottages further back from the Bean junction as a solution to the problem, on land covered by the corporation.