Sections of the A21 will be closed over the next month for improvements to the road.

The A21 between Sevenoaks Bypass and Tonbridge Bypass is subject to several overnight closures from tonight.

Drivers are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys as work begins on a series of initiatives that are being implemented to improve safety by enhancing safety measures along the corridor.

These efforts will include, among others, improvements to junctions, enhancements to road alignment and visibility, and upgrades to signage, markings, and road studs.

There will be several overnight closures to start tonight to allow vegetation clearance and carry out surveys on the A21 between Sevenoaks Bypass and Tonbridge Bypass.

Hermes Luli, National Highways’ programme delivery manager said: “We’re going to be clearing vegetation and carrying out surveys alongside maintenance work on the A21 Sevenoaks Bypass and Tonbridge Bypass between Monday, March 25, to Friday, April 26.

“These surveys will help us improve safety as well as replace and upgrade the signs on the road, part of our wider A21 safety package.”

Tonight, tomorrow (March 26), and Wednesday, March 27, the A21 northbound at the Vauxhall Interchange to Morleys Roundabout will be closed between 8pm and 6am each night.

A lane will also be closed on the southbound carriageway for safety and a diversion route will be in place via A26, A227 and B245.

There same closure will also be in place on Tuesday, April 2, and Wednesday, April 3.

Then on Thursday, April 4, Friday, April 5, and from Monday, April 8 to Wednesday, April 10, the A21 southbound from Morleys Roundabout to Vauxhall Interchange will be closed between 8pm and 6am each night.

A lane will also be closed on the northbound carriageway for safety and a diversion route will be in place via B245, A227 and A26.

On Friday, April 12, and then from Monday, April 15, to Friday, April 20, the A21 northbound between Morleys Roundabout and the A25 will be closed between 10pm and 6am each night.

A lane will also be closed on the southbound carriageway for safety and diversion route will be in place via the A225, A224 and A25.

Finally, from Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, the A21 southbound between the A25 and Morleys Roundabout will be closed between 8pm and 6am each night.

A lane will also be closed on the northbound carriageway for safety.

More information can be found on the scheme webpage.