The A2070 is a major
road
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation.
There are many types of ...
running north–south through
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
from
Ashford to
Brenzett
Brenzett is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe District of Kent, England. The village lies on the Romney Marsh, three miles (4.8 km) west of New Romney. The population of the civil parish includes the hamlet of Snave.
...
. It provides a strategic link between the
M20 motorway
The M20 is a motorway in Kent, England. It follows on from the A20 at Swanley, meeting the M25, and continuing on to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Tunnel and the ports at Dover. It is long. Although not signposted in England, ...
and the
A259
The A259 is a road on the south coast of England passing through Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and is the longest Zone 2 A road in Great Britain. The main part of the road connects Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Rye and F ...
, which runs along the
East Sussex
East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Su ...
coast.
Creation
The route was created from the B2081 (Brenzett to Snave) and the north part of the B2070 (Snave to Ashford). The route originally passed through Brenzett, Snave, Hamstreet and
Kingsnorth
Kingsnorth is a mixed rural and urban village and relatively large civil parish adjoining Ashford in Kent, England. The civil parish includes the district of Park Farm.
Features
The Greensand Way, a long distance footpath stretching from Hasl ...
.
Upgrade
In the 1990s, the road was upgraded to a primary route with bypasses around these villages and extended east from Kingsnorth across the
East Stour river to connect to the M20 Junction 10. The route continues north of the M20 and terminates at a roundabout on the A28 in Kennington. In 2003 the road became part of the South Coast trunk road, a status previously held by the A259 from Brenzett to Folkestone.
M20 Junction 10A (Sevington Interchange) opened in late 2019 and includes a spur of the A2070.
The road has strategic importance to enable the growth of Ashford as a regional centre.
[Kent and Medway Structure Plan 2003 https://democracy.kent.gov.uk/Data/Cabinet/20030512/Agenda/$Kent%20and%20Medway%20Structure%20Plan%20-%20Deposit%20Draft.doc.pdf]
References
Roads in Kent
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