More closures of a dual carriageway and its slip roads have been scheduled.

National Highways has confirmed it will be shutting part of the A249 and one of the M2 slip roads as work continues on the multi-million-pound Stockbury flyover project.

Currently, the A249 Maidstone-bound from the Stockbury roundabout to Church Hill, along with the M2 junction 5 London-bound exit slip, and the Church Hill exit on to the A249 are closed until 5am on Saturday, March 30.

Contractors originally announced that the next closure wouldn’t be until March 28 and 29.

However, officials announced today that there would be more scheduled closures planned along the busy stretch of road over the next two weeks.

This weekend, from 8pm on Friday, March 15, until 5am on Monday, March 18, there will be a full closure of the Stockbury roundabout exit to the M2 junction 5 London-bound.

A spokesman said: “This is why we construct the central reservation between the two parts of the slip.

“We had hoped to complete this without any closures on the entry slip, however this is not possible.

“The dedicated link from the A249 Maidstone-bound (from Sittingbourne) to the M2 London-bound will remain open.”

To join the M2 London-bound from Stockbury roundabout motorists must use the A249 Sheppey-bound to Key Street Roundabout, and join the A249 southbound to use the M2 London-bound dedicated link.

The closure will also be in place throughout next week from 8pm until 5am each night until Friday, March 22.

There will then be another full weekend closure from 8pm, Friday March 22, until 5am on Monday, March 26.

An M2 coastbound exit slip and A249 closure are also scheduled.

From Monday, March 18, the dedicated link between the M2 coastbound and the A249 Sheppey-bound (towards Sittingbourne) will be closed overnight until Friday, March 22 from 8pm to 5am each night.

During the closures, motorists are being asked to use the Stockbury roundabout to join the A249 Sheppey-bound from the M2 coastbound.

Finally, on Thursday 28 and Friday, March 29, the A249 Sheppey-bound between the M20 junction 7 and the Stockbury roundabout will be closed overnight between 8pm and 5am each night.

Access for residents of the A249, Detling and Stockbury will be maintained from the M20 junction 7 during the closures.

When the road reopens at 5am on Saturday, March 30, both sides of the A249 will be open.

The spokesman added: “While the A249 is closed, we’ll also be working on the southern links to the upgraded junction, including the A249 Maidstone-bound exit from the Stockbury roundabout, the Sheppey-bound A249 onto the Stockbury flyover, the South Green link road that will connect South Green Lane and Oad Street to the Stockbury roundabout and the M2 London-bound exit slip.”

For more information about the project visit the M2 junction 5 project website.