An overnight closure of a busy carriageway has been postponed.

The Maidstone-bound A249 between the Key Street and Stockbury roundabouts, near Sittingbourne, was scheduled to shut tomorrow evening (December 6) for repair work.

A spokesman for National Highways said: “Our overnight closure of the southbound A249 between the Key Street junction and Stockbury Roundabout planned for Wednesday, December 6 has been postponed.”

The work due to have been carried out is part of the £92 million revamp of the Stockbury Roundabout.

The latest postponement comes after a three-day closure of the A249 for resurfacing works was cancelled.

It was meant to be in place from 8pm on Friday, November 24, until 5am on Monday, November 27.

A new date for the resurfacing work has yet to be scheduled.

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