We request that Swale Joint Transportation Board ask Kent County Council as Highway Authority to introduce a Traffic Regulation Order to prevent vehicles over 7.5 tonnes using the through route of The Street, Boughton-under-Blean , London Road, Dunkirk, and Staplestreet, Hernhill.

These routes are unsuitable for larger vehicles, and gridlock can very quickly be created by HGVs and buses travelling in opposing directions meeting along these narrow roads, causing severe disruption for local traffic and residents. The roads were built for a horse and cart , not  44 tonne lorries,and simply cannot take the overspill from the A2 when there are problems there