GRAHAM has reached a construction milestone on the M2 junction 5 improvements scheme, which will lead to smoother and safer journeys for hundreds of thousands of drivers
GRAHAM was awarded the £92m M2 junction 5 improvements scheme by National Highways in June 2021.
The junction is one of the busiest in the region and experiences large queues and heavy congestion on a daily basis.
It also had one of the highest collision rates across England’s motorway and major A roads nationally.
Last month, GRAHAM opened the new Maidstone Link Road, a new carriageway connecting Maidstone Road to Oad Street.
The project team also opened the new slip road made from continuously reinforced concrete paving to southbound traffic. Once works are complete, the southbound diverge will have a dedicated slip road to the M2 (westbound).
The switching of traffic to the southbound diverge will enable the construction of the northern Stockbury flyover. Now the traffic has been switched, GRAHAM’s team is demolishing the CRCP slab beneath the existing A249 carriageway utilising excavators with hydraulic breakers.
Recent progress has seen the construction of the southern abutment for the new Stockbury south bridge structure.
The abutment is constructed with 170 cubic meters of steel-reinforced concrete.
