M20 Replacement of East Street Footbridge

We will be carrying out work to replace the previously demolished East Street footbridge with a new footbridge, as well as a new pedestrian access ramp on the southern side of the bridge.

Start date 8 August 2020

End date March 2021

Cost TBC

Latest updates

26 February 2021

Upcoming closures

Works are continuing to complete this scheme with the following planned overnight closures:-

Westbound

Saturday 27 February 2021 to Monday 1 March 2021 8pm to 6am in order to remove the narrow lanes,50mph speed limit, and carry out resurfacing works.

Diversion route

M20 westbound: Westbound traffic will be diverted off the M20 at junction 4 and onto the A228, before joining the A20, continuing on this road to either join the M26 at junction 2a or continue to join the M20 westbound

Eastbound

Monday 15 March 2021 to Saturday 20 March 2021 8pm to 6am in order to remove the narrow lanes, 50mph speed limit and carry out resurfacing works

Monday 22 March 2021 to Saturday 27 March 2021 8pm to 6am resurfacing works

Diversion route

M20 eastbound: Eastbound traffic will be diverted off the M20 at junction 2 and onto the A20, continuing to join the A228 before re-joining the M20 at junction 4.
01 February 2021

Upcoming closures

We’ll be closing the westbound carriageway from junctions 4 to 2, on Tuesday 2 February 2021 and Wednesday 3 February overnight from 8.00pm – 6.00am the following morning. This is in order to install a vehicle safety barrier. We’ll also be closing the westbound carriageway on Saturday 6 February and Sunday 7 February overnight between 8.00pm to 6.00am in order to remove the narrow lanes in place with the 50mph speed limit.

Diversion route

M20 westbound: Westbound traffic will be diverted off the M20 at junction 4 and onto the A228, before joining the A20, continuing on this road to either join the M26 at junction 2a or continue to join the M20 westbound .

We continue to progress works on the coastbound carriageway with traffic management currently scheduled to be removed by end of February 2021. Closure dates to the coastbound (eastbound) carriageway will be provided closer to the proposed closure dates.

You can view a map of the diversion in our newsletter.
09 December 2020

December update

Works continued on the M20 East Street Bridge over the weekend of 27 November 2020 when the M20 East Street footbridge was successfully lifted into place. The platform weighing over 53 tonnes was transported to the site in two pieces and joined together in the air and then lifted into place together by two 500 tonne cranes.

Whilst the footbridge is now in place there are still some works to be completed, including earthworks and backfilling around the structure, installation of Vehicle Restraint System (barrier), slot drainage works and resurfacing.

Lane one on both sides of the M20 will remain closed for the duration of the project, with reduced lane widths and a 50mph speed limit in place at all times. There will be a requirement to close the motorway overnight for a couple of nights to remove the traffic management and resurface the area utilised by the traffic management. All works are due to be completed by end of January 2021.
16 November 2020

Weekend closure – junctions 3-4

Work continues to replace the previously demolished East Street Footbridge with a new footbridge, as well as a new pedestrian access ramp on the southern side of the bridge.

M20 full weekend closure

There will be a full weekend closure of the M20 in both directions, from Friday 27 November, 8.00pm to Monday 30 November 2020, 6.00am between junctions 3 and 4, including the eastbound M26 which will be closed at junction 2a for the installation of the
footbridge deck across the M20.

The M20 will be closed in both directions between junctions 3 and 4. The eastbound M26 will also be closed at junction 2a.

Friday 27 November, 8.00pm to Monday 30 November 2020, 6.00am.

Contingency date: Friday 4 December, 8.00pm to Monday 7 December 2020, 6.00am.

Read more about the new footbridge replacement.
06 August 2020

Closures due as work gets under way

We’ll be starting work on 9 August 2020, with work due to be completed in January 2021. We will be closing lane one on both sides of the M20 for the duration of the project, with a reduced lane widths and a 50mph speed limit in place at all times.

The M20 London-bound carriageway will be closed between junctions 4 and 3 overnight on Sunday 9 and Monday 10 August from 8pm-6am to put out the traffic management.

Lane one of the M20 London-bound carriageway will be closed and a 50mph speed limit will be in place from Tuesday 11 August 2020 to end of January 2021.

The M20 coast-bound carriageway will be closed between junctions 3 and 4 on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 October from 8pm -6am to put out traffic management.

Lane one of the M20 coast-bound carriageway will be closed and a 50mph speed limit will be in place from Thursday 8 October 2020 to end of January 2021.

We will need to close the M20 in both directions between junctions 3 and 4 for a full weekend to lift the footbridge into place. Dates for this closure are to be confirmed and will be announced in due course.

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Project information

Back in August 2016 East Street Foot Bridge over the M20 near Addington was struck by a lorry causing it to collapse. We will be replacing the footbridge to connect communities.

The aim of the scheme is to improve pedestrian connection.