A2 Bean and Ebbsfleet Junction Improvements
Kent, UK · 2019–2022 (completed July 2022) · £112 million
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchThe scheme aimed to unlock economic growth by improving access to the Ebbsfleet Garden City development. - The improvements were designed to reduce congestion and enhance safety at these critical junctions. - The project involved careful planning to maintain traffic flow during construction, including temporary road layouts. - The upgrade addressed long-standing issues with capacity and delays at the junctions.
Key engineering challenges
Enlarging existing roundabouts and adding new slip roads to increase capacity and improve traffic flow. - Integrating new traffic signal controls to manage vehicle movements effectively. - Minimizing disruption to a busy section of the A2, a key route to the Kent coast and Channel Tunnel. - Accommodating future housing and commercial developments in the Ebbsfleet area.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- National Highways (formerly Highways England)
- Lead contractor
- Balfour Beatty
- Lead designers
- N/A (Integrated design and build)
- Project type
- upgrade
- Scale
- Enlarged roundabouts at Bean and Ebbsfleet; five new slip roads; traffic signal controls added; 1.2 miles (2 km) separation between junctions.
- Disciplines
- civil; structural; electrical; environmental; transport planning
- Standards & frameworks
- DMRB; CDM Regulations
Sources: National Highways (https://nationalhighways.citizenspace.com/he/a2-bean-and-ebbsfleet-junction-improvements/) - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/part-i-claim-a2-ebbsfleet-junction-road-scheme/a2-ebbsfleet-junction-road-scheme) - New Civil Engineer (https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-completes-112m-a2-upgrade-07-07-2022/) - VGC Group (https://vgcgroup.co.uk/case-studies/a2-bean-ebbsfleet/)