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Road improvements to help prevent vehicles crashing on a motorway exit near Folkestone will start on 12 March.

Kent Highway Services will be carrying out changes to highlight the bend on the westbound exit of the A20 Ashford Road from the M20 Junction 12 roundabout. This includes realigning kerbs, extending the island used to split two lanes of traffic and adding chevron signs. It is expected to take four weeks to complete the work.

Existing road marking between the lanes will also be coloured red to heighten driver awareness.

The work is being done because there have been a number of crashes where drivers have misjudged the road alignment as they came off the roundabout. The changes will encourage drivers to reduce their speed and make the road alignment clearer.

The westbound A20 will be closed between 8am and 5pm weekdays while the work is carried out. Traffic will be directed to use the M20 and rejoin the A20 at Junction 11 and there will be a diversion on the A259 for non-motorway vehicles.

Some extra maintenance work will be done towards the end of March on the anti-skid surfacing on the approach and exit to the roundabout, but this will be done after dark for three evenings to minimise disruption.