Part of a busy carriageway is set to face a full closure.

The A249 Sheppey-bound will be shut overnight while contractors repair damaged barriers by the Grovehurst roundabout junction near Sittingbourne.

Jacksons, the contractors who are undertaking the Grovehurst roundabout works – a £32.7m revamp of the busy junction – confirmed a closure would be in place from 8pm on Tuesday, January 30, until 5am on Wednesday, January 31.

The scheme, which was given the green light by county councillors in March 2022, is using the existing bridge but will replace the dumbbell design with a new one-way gyratory incorporating a second bridge.

A Jacksons spokesman said: “This closure is to enable us carry out repairs to damaged barriers.

“The diversion for this closure will be up and over, using the Sheppey-bound exit slip to leave the Sheppey-bound A249, then using the Sheppey-bound A249 entry slip to re-join the Sheppey-bound A249.”

In the autumn the A249 was reduced to one lane Maidstone-bound towards Stockbury, between the Cowstead Corner roundabout on Sheppey and the Grovehurst Road junction in Sittingbourne, while work began on the Grovehurst project.

The work started on Friday, October 13 and lasted for several weeks – causing a number of headaches for both commuters and residents.

It led to hundreds of pupils arriving late to school after they sat on buses for more than an hour-and-a-half, and was eventually removed.

For more information visit the A249 Grovehurst Road and Key Street Kent County Council website.