There are reports of one lane closed and slow traffic because of a broken down car on the A21 Sevenoaks By-Pass northbound after the A225 / B245 / Morley's Road (Hildenborough / Sevenoaks turn off).
It's one of the busiest and most congested roads in the south east. Drivers and motoring groups have been calling for improvements to the A21 in Kent for decades. Today, the Government signalled it would look at the possibility of widening the route as Tom Savvides reports.
Roads Minister Greg Clark gives the go ahead for development work to start on the widening of the A21 in Kent.
Read the full storyRoads Minister Mike Penning has given the go ahead for development work to start on the widening of the A21 in Kent. A section of the road was due to be turned into dual carriageway but the work was shelved in 2010 because of budget cuts.
The development work will focus on designing and consulting on proposals, along with progressing any necessary statutory processes.
