Traffic is mounting this afternoon after a pipe burst on a busy commuter route.

One lane of the A230 Maidstone Road, Chatham, is closed while engineers deal with the leak.

Traffic approaching the Alexandra Hotel is being diverted through the bus interchange outside the town's railway station.

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