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{{Short description|Road on the northern coast of Kent}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
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|photo_alt = The A299 viaduct near Yorkletts
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|length_mi= |length_mi = 22
|direction_a= East |direction_a= West
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|direction_b= West |direction_b= East
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The '''A299''', better known as the '''Thanet Way''', is a major road in the county of ], England, and runs from Brenley Corner near ] (where it merges into the ]) to ] via ] and ]. It is predominantly used for ] traffic to ] and local traffic to ].<ref name="kcc"/> The '''A299''', better known as the '''Thanet Way''', is a major road of {{convert|22|mi}} in the county of ], England, and runs from Brenley Corner near ] (where it merges into the ]) to ] via ] and ].
The road provides access for ] traffic to ], ] and ], as well as local access to ].<ref name="kcc"/>


==History== ==History==
The A299 was originally allocated to the original road from Faversham to Herne Bay, via Graveney, Seasalter and Whitstable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/maps/index.php?view=51.35236,0.98824&map=NPEMap&zoom=7&layer=9|title=Quarter Inch Map of Great Britain|publisher=]|date=1930|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> Most of the modern route was constructed in the early 1930s as an unemployment relief project.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1931/feb/12/unemployment-1#S5CV0248P0_19310212_HOC_434|title=UNEMPLOYMENT : Captain Harold Balfour |publisher=Hansard |date=12 Feb 1931 |accessdate=24 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1930/jan/21/kent|title=Kent|publisher=Hansard|date=21 January 1930|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> Prior to this, all traffic from the west to the Isle of Thanet had to go via ]. The A299 number was first allocated to a road from Faversham to Herne Bay, via Graveney, Seasalter and Whitstable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/maps/index.php?view=51.35236,0.98824&map=NPEMap&zoom=7&layer=9|title=Quarter Inch Map of Great Britain|publisher=]|date=1930|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> Most of the modern route was constructed in the early 1930s as an unemployment relief project.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1931/feb/12/unemployment-1#S5CV0248P0_19310212_HOC_434|title=UNEMPLOYMENT : Captain Harold Balfour |work=] |date=12 February 1931 |access-date=24 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1930/jan/21/kent|title=Kent|work=]|date=21 January 1930|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> Prior to this, all traffic from the west to the Isle of Thanet had to go via ].{{fact|date=April 2023}}


The A299 was upgraded between 1994 and 1997 to dual carriageway for almost its entire length.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1994/may/09/a299|title=A99|publisher=Hansard|date=09 May 1994|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="kcc">{{cite web|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1996/dec/04/kent-capital-challenge|title=Kent Capital Challenge|date=04 December 1996|publisher=Hansard|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> Whitstable and Herne Bay were bypassed, with the old road becoming the A2990, and the A299 to the west of Whitstable and east of Herne Bay received an online upgrade. The A299 was upgraded between 1989 and 1997 to dual carriageway for almost its entire length.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1994/may/09/a299|title=A99|work=]|date=9 May 1994|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="kcc">{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1996/dec/04/kent-capital-challenge|title=Kent Capital Challenge|date=4 December 1996|work=]|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> This included bypasses of Whitstable and Herne Bay, with the old road becoming the A2990. The A299 to the west of Whitstable and east of Herne Bay received online upgrades. This work included a twin-cell concrete tunnel below Chestfield golf course.<ref>French 1998, ICE https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/itran.1998.31196</ref>


]
The A299 used to end near ], where the A253 once continued to Ramsgate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/maps/index.php?view=51.36018,1.30289&map=NPEMap&zoom=7&layer=1|title=1 Inch Seventh Series Map|publisher=]|date=1960|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> This section of road has been renumbered as an extension of the A299 to ], passing ] on the way. The section from Minster roundabout to the Lord of the Manor roundabout has been diverted on to a new dual carriageway, constructed as part of East Kent access phase 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kent.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/87DE365D-18BC-4CA8-90E9-A7446825462E/724/east_kent_access_p2.pdf |title=Welcome to Kent County Council |publisher=Kent.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-06-15}}</ref>
The original Thanet Way project, and hence the A299, used to end near ], where the A253 once continued to Ramsgate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/maps/index.php?view=51.36018,1.30289&map=NPEMap&zoom=7&layer=1|title=1 Inch Seventh Series Map|publisher=]|date=1960|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> This section of road has been renumbered as an extension of the A299 to ], including a 1-mile tunnel under the ] area constructed in the 1990s.<ref>Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society http://iotas.org.uk/?page_id=265</ref><ref>New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com/archive/revitalising-ramsgate-01-08-1999/</ref>


The section from Minster roundabout to the ] roundabout was diverted on to a new dual carriageway during 2009–12, constructed as part of "East Kent Access" phase 2 to provide better access to Manston Airport and the ] complex at ]. This included a ] underpass below the Foads Hill road and railway line at Cliffsend. It was opened by ] on 23 May 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kent.gov.uk/roads_and_transport/highway_improvements/major_transport_schemes/current_schemes/east_kent_phase_2.aspx |title=East Kent Access Phase 2 |publisher=Kent County Council |access-date=13 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311231554/http://kent.gov.uk/roads_and_transport/highway_improvements/major_transport_schemes/current_schemes/east_kent_phase_2.aspx |archive-date=11 March 2013 }}</ref>
==Junctions==

{| border=1 cellpadding=2 style="margin-left:1em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: black; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
In 2020, Kent County Council installed mobile CCTV cameras along the A299 in anticipation of HGV backlogs due to Brexit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kent County Council – Solar Redeployable CCTV|url=https://www.wcctv.co.uk/case-studies/kent-county-council-solar-redeployable-cctv/|publisher=WCCTV}}</ref>
|- style="background:green; text-align:center; color:yellow; font-size:120%;"
| colspan="3" | '''A299 Road'''
|- style="background:#000; text-align:center; color:white;"
| Eastbound exits
| Junction
| Westbound exits
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''End of Road''
| ]
| ''Start of Road''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="3" |''Pegwell Tunnel''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ] ''']'''<br> St. Lawrence
|
| ] ''']'''<br> St. Lawrence
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Manston, ], ], <br>Westwood Cross, ''']'''<br>] ''']'''
| '']''
| Manston, ], ], <br>Westwood Cross, ''']'''<br>] ''']'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''No exit''
|
| Cliffsend
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ] ''']'''<br>] <br>''End of dual carriageway''
| '']''
| London Manston Airport '''B2190'''<br>Minster <br>''Start of dual carriageway''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ] ''']''' <br>]<br>Acol
| '']''
| Sarre '''A253''' <br>Monkton<br>Acol
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ], ],<br> ], ] '''A28'''<br> Margate '''A28'''<br>Potten Street
| '']''
| ], ],<br> ], ] '''A28'''<br> Margate '''A28'''<br>Potten Street
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ]
|
| ]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''No exit''
|
| Marshside
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ], ]
|
| ], ]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ], ]
|
| Broomfield, Beltinge
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ], ] ''']''' <br>], Sturry ''']'''<br>] ''']'''
|
| Eddington, Greenhill '''A2990''' <br>Herne, Sturry '''A291'''<br>Herne Bay '''B2205'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="3" | ''Tunnel''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''No exit''
|
| ], ], ] ''']''' <br>] '''A2990'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Canterbury, Clapham Hill, Blean '''A290 <br>Whitstable '''A2990'''
|
| ''No exit''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''No exit''
|
| ]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''Services''
|
| ''Services''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ], ], Yorkletts
|
| Waterham, Highstreet
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''No exit''
|
| ], ]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Dargate, Hernhill
|
| ''No exit''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ]
|
| Goodnestone
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''Start of Road''
| rowspan="2"|M2 J7<br>'']''
| Canterbury, Dover, Channel Tunnel '''A2''' <br> ''Non motorway traffic''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Canterbury, Channel Tunnel,<br> Dover, Faversham '''A2'''
| ''Road continues as ''']''' to London''
|}


{{Commons category|A299 road (England)}}
==See also== ==See also==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 19 July 2024

Road on the northern coast of Kent

A299 shield A299
The A299 viaduct near Yorkletts
Route information
Length22 mi (35 km)
Major junctions
West endBrenley Corner (Near Faversham)
51°17′56″N 0°55′16″E / 51.2988°N 0.9212°E / 51.2988; 0.9212 (A299 road (western end))
Major intersections M2
A2
A2990
A290
A291
A28
A253
A256
A255
East endRamsgate
51°20′03″N 1°23′25″E / 51.3343°N 1.3902°E / 51.3343; 1.3902 (A299 road (eastern end))
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Primary
destinations		Margate, Ramsgate
Road network
The A299, towards the junction with the A2/M2

The A299, better known as the Thanet Way, is a major road of 22 miles (35 km) in the county of Kent, England, and runs from Brenley Corner near Faversham (where it merges into the M2) to Ramsgate via Whitstable and Herne Bay.

The road provides access for freight traffic to Ramsgate Harbour, Manston Airport and Thanet Earth, as well as local access to Thanet.

History

The A299 number was first allocated to a road from Faversham to Herne Bay, via Graveney, Seasalter and Whitstable. Most of the modern route was constructed in the early 1930s as an unemployment relief project. Prior to this, all traffic from the west to the Isle of Thanet had to go via Canterbury.

The A299 was upgraded between 1989 and 1997 to dual carriageway for almost its entire length. This included bypasses of Whitstable and Herne Bay, with the old road becoming the A2990. The A299 to the west of Whitstable and east of Herne Bay received online upgrades. This work included a twin-cell concrete tunnel below Chestfield golf course.

The Ramsgate Tunnel section of the A299

The original Thanet Way project, and hence the A299, used to end near Monkton, where the A253 once continued to Ramsgate. This section of road has been renumbered as an extension of the A299 to Ramsgate Harbour, including a 1-mile tunnel under the Pegwell area constructed in the 1990s.

The section from Minster roundabout to the Lord of the Manor roundabout was diverted on to a new dual carriageway during 2009–12, constructed as part of "East Kent Access" phase 2 to provide better access to Manston Airport and the Pfizer complex at Sandwich. This included a box jacked underpass below the Foads Hill road and railway line at Cliffsend. It was opened by Norman Baker on 23 May 2012.

In 2020, Kent County Council installed mobile CCTV cameras along the A299 in anticipation of HGV backlogs due to Brexit.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kent Capital Challenge". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 4 December 1996. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. "Quarter Inch Map of Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. 1930. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. "UNEMPLOYMENT : Captain Harold Balfour". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 12 February 1931. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  4. "Kent". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 21 January 1930. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  5. "A99". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 9 May 1994. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  6. French 1998, ICE https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/itran.1998.31196
  7. "1 Inch Seventh Series Map". Ordnance Survey. 1960. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  8. Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society http://iotas.org.uk/?page_id=265
  9. New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com/archive/revitalising-ramsgate-01-08-1999/
  10. "East Kent Access Phase 2". Kent County Council. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  11. "Kent County Council – Solar Redeployable CCTV". WCCTV.

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