THE days of a flyover in a Kent town may be numbered - again.

Fourteen months after it was closed for demolition and later reopened following protests, the Sir John Hawkins flyover at Chatham is finally set to shut and be knocked down.

The original closure sparked a row that saw virtually every Chatham business backing a political campaign to unseat the Conservative administration.

It cost the council £90,000 to reopen two months ago, but on Tuesday, chief officers will ask councillors to approve demolition next summer.

The move will lead to 15 months of traffic disruption, but is expected to encourage developers to invest at least £260 million in rebuilding the Pentagon Shopping Centre and developing a flagship Tesco store.

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