SOE18945 – Buckland Road, Maidstone (Buckland Road/London Road/Buckland Hill)
PROJECT: SOE18945
Location: Buckland Road, Maidstone
(Buckland Road, London Road, Buckland Hill)
Update: 05.11.2025
We are pleased to confirm that traffic lights have now been removed from both London Road and Buckland Hill.
However, road closures remain in place at:
St Peter’s Street side of Buckland Hill
Buckland Road junction with Buckland Hill.
Our team is currently working on a severely deteriorated gas main, which is making progress more challenging than usual. Despite these difficulties, we are targeting the installation of 100 metres of new main this week, followed by a further 100 metres next week.
We sincerely apologise for the ongoing disruption, especially where alternative parking arrangements have been required. Please be assured that these works are essential to ensure a safe and reliable gas supply, bringing long-term benefits to the community.
Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we complete this vital work.
Update: 21.10.2025
This week, our team has set up road closures on Buckland Hill, at both the junction with London Road and the junction with Buckland Road.
Access is available via St Peter’s Street, and a signed diversion is in place to guide residents safely to where we’re working.
This week, we’re focusing on completing works at the four-way junction, inserting the new gas main while traffic levels are lower during the school half-term.
This closure will remain in place for two weeks, after which (from week commencing 3 November) the closure will move further down Buckland Hill, between the railway bridge and London Road.
During this phase, access will be via Buckland Road only.
This second closure will also remain in place for approximately two weeks, while we carry out abandonment of the old gas main and reconnect all gas services to the new one.
We’re aiming to complete all works by the end of November.
Thank you to residents and road users for your continued patience and cooperation while we carry out these essential improvements.