Regenerating Swale
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Rushenden Relief Road The Rushenden Relief Road was opened on 24 November.
The Rushenden Relief Road is a key piece of infrastructure The Relief Road is named Thompsett Way after the late Swale Borough Councillor Gerry Thompsett, who was a Freeman of the borough, and was a Swale Borough Councillor between 1973 and1976, and then again between 1979 and 1983. The multi-million pound regeneration proposals for Queenborough and Rushenden look at all aspects of regeneration, with housing, employment space, community facilities, open spaces and a potential new marina. The road will take existing and future industrial traffic away from the residential areas of the proposed scheme and open up the entire regeneration site. The link road is 1.2km long and will run between the new roundabout at Neats Court, constructed as part of the A249 Swale Crossing scheme, and pass over the railway connecting to a new junction on Rushenden Road The Rushenden Relief Road Scheme cost £12m and was funded primarily by SEEDA but with some support from Kent County Council.
Sittingbourne Northern Relief Road The Northern Relief Road is scheduled to open on 12 December. The road is 1.4km long and runs from the roundabout on Swale Way at Ridham Avenue to the roundabout on Castle Road. Its purpose is to give direct access from Eurolink/East Hall Farm out to the A249 and give some relief to the town centre roads. The scheme cost £30m and was funded by the Department of Transport, the Homes and Communities Agency and development contributions. www.swale.gov.uk
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