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Essential safety work on East Cliff Bridge on the A2 near Dover in Kent will start on Sunday 6 January and is expected to last for three weeks.
The work will replace the existing manhole covers on the bridge and strengthen the road surface around them which will improve the quality of the road for drivers.
For the safety of road users and the workforce there will be a 24 hour lane one closure on the Londonbound carriageway across the bridge for the duration of the works.
Bala Vishnubala, project manager for the Highways Agency said:
"These essential works to East Cliff Bridge are part of our ongoing commitment to help you make your journeys safely and reliably. We thank drivers for their patience whilst we are doing the work and we ask them to allow extra time for their journeys and to drive safely through the roadworks."
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Notes to editors
1. The Highways Agency is an executive agency of the Department for Transport. We manage, maintain and improve England's motorways and major A roads on behalf of the Secretary of State.
2. Real -time traffic information for England's motorways and major A roads is now available:
* From our new Traffic Radio service, available on DAB digital radio and the internet at http://www.trafficradio.org.uk To tune into the DAB service, simply press the "scan" button on your radio. The radio will tune into all available channels and you can select the new service by scrolling through the channels until you reach "Traffic Radio".
* On the internet at http://www.highways.gov.uk/trafficinfo
* By phone from the Highways Agency 24-hour voice activated phone service on 08700 660 115. (Calls from BT landlines to 0870 numbers will cost no more than 8p per minute; mobile calls usually cost more).
3. Before using a mobile, find a safe place to park. Never stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway except in an emergency. Make sure it's safe and legal before you call.
4. For more general information about the Highways Agency and its work, visit the Highways Agency website http://www.highways.gov.uk, or telephone the Highways Agency Information Line on 08457 50 40 30 at any time. (Calls to 0845 numbers cost no more than 3p/min from BT residential landlines. Call charges from other landlines and mobile networks may vary)
Safe driving at roadworks
During 2006 two workers were killed and 19 seriously injured in the course of their work on Highways Agency roads.
For the safety of all road users and roadworkers, when you are approaching roadworks:
* Keep within the speed limit - it is there for your safety. * Get into the correct lane in good time - don't keep switching. * Concentrate on the road ahead, not the roadworks. * Be alert for works' traffic leaving or entering roadworks. * Keep a safe distance - there could be queues in front. * Observe all signs - they are there to help you.
Issued by the Highways Agency South East Press Office.
Client ref SE280-07
