A2 Kent: Road to be closed eastbound for several hours near Gravesend and Ebbsfleet after serious crash

The A2 in Kent is closed eastbound between the A2260 at Ebbsfleet and the A227 at Gravesend due to what National Highways has called a “multi-vehicle collision”.

Kent Police are at the scene and, National Highways said: “Due to the severity of the incident, accident investigations are underway and the road is likely to remain closed for several hours.”

Diversion have been set up for eastbound traffic

• Coastbound diverted traffic will exit the A2 at the B259 North Fleet exit and travel east on the B239 Watling Street to the roundabout junction with the South Fleet Road .
• At this roundabout it will take the second exit onto a continuation of the B259 Watling Street and travel east in lane 1 to the junction with the A2260 Hall Road.
• The traffic will then travel north in Hall Road to the roundabout junction with Springhead Road.
• Here it will exit the roundabout into Hall Road and travel east to the cross roads junction with Coldharbour Road where it will turn southeast into Coldharbour Road towards the junction with the A227 Wrotham Road roundabout.
• At this roundabout diverted traffic will exit onto the A227 southbound and then pass under the A2 to another roundabout where they can then return to the coastbound A2.

Traffic can still join the A2 at Pepperhill interchange for the coastbound A2, says National Highways.

Further information is available from National Highways at www.trafficengland.com or by calling 0300 123 5000.