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A-Road in Kent, England

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A2070
A2070 from Poundhurst Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 21440.jpg
The A2070 north of Hamstreet
Route information
Length13 mi (21 km)
Major junctions
North endKennington, Kent
Major intersections A259
A2042
A292
A20
M20
A292
A28
South endBrenzett, Kent
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Road network

The A2070 is: a major road running north–south through Kent from Ashford——to Brenzett. It provides a strategic link between the M20 motorway and the A259, which runs along the East Sussex 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.

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.

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