Motorists are facing three months of closure on a busy A-road as roadworks get under way.

The A255 Hereson Road in Ramsgate will be closed in sections working northwards from the junction with Thanet Road, starting from Monday.

Work will be carried out in four phases.

Phase A – Hereson Road will be closed between and including the junctions with Thanet Road and Honeysuckle Road and Dane Park Road and Lilian Road will be closed at their junctions with Hereson Road.

Phase B – Hereson Road will be closed between and including the junctions with Cecilia Road and St George’s Road

Phase C – Hereson Road will be closed between and including the junctions with St Andrew’s Road and St Patrick’s Road and Cornwall Close will be closed at the junction with Hereson Road

Phase D – Hereson Road will be closed between and including the junctions with Muir Road and St David’s Road

Diversions for light through traffic will run via Victoria Road, Bellevue Road, Dumpton Park Drive and Montefiore Avenue.

Larger vehicles and HGVs must go via A255 Boundary Road, A254 Margate Road, Pysons Road, Bromstone Road and A255 Ramsgate Road.

Managed access will be available for residents and businesses most of the time but there are likely to be delays and certain times when it is not possible.

Local access to the remainder of A255 Hereson Road continues from either direction up to where the road is closed at any time, but there will be no through access during these works.

During certain times the closures will be lifted, with temporary traffic lights in place.

Due to the nature of the works, it will not be possible to reopen the roads outside the site's working hours.

The closures are to allow sewer repair works to be carried out by Southern Water and are due to be completed by April 2.

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