Dartford roads and travel news
Dartford roads and travel news, newest first: closures, roadworks, rail changes, buses and parking, from the authorities' own notices.
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Bluewater EV Hub Approved: 24 Bays Under a Solar Canopy
A 24-bay ultra-rapid charging hub with an 85-panel solar canopy is approved at Bluewater's Lime Tree Avenue car park, a month after it was withdrawn.
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Dartford Crossing
Dartford Crossing: Both Tunnels Shut 8pm Tonight
Both Dartford tunnels close 8pm tonight to 5am Sunday, with a one-lane contraflow across the QEII Bridge and three slip roads shut for a 999 exercise.
Planning
Bluewater EV Charging Approved, Solar Carport Plan Pulled
Six DC charging upstands are approved for the Village car park, at the cost of three parking spaces. A second, bigger scheme was withdrawn on 1 September.
Roads
Dartford Street Lights: 28 Replacements Are Overdue
Kent Highways lists 56 street lights and signposts in Dartford that failed structural testing. Twenty-eight are past their date, one since September 2025.
Travel
Dartford Station Closed All Day Sunday 6 September
No trains at Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe for Bluewater or Swanscombe on Sunday 6 September. Buses replace them, and Victoria services are off too.
Dartford Crossing
Dartford Crossing Fines Now Out-Earn the Toll: £128.4m
Audited accounts show Dart Charge fines raised £128.4m in 2024-25, more than the £126.5m in crossing charges. Dartford residents can cap their bill at £25.
Swanscombe
Galley Hill Road: the £50m repair bid is now with the DfT
Kent has spent £1.186m keeping the collapsed A226 safe and puts the rebuild at about £50m. Bids closed on 3 August and a government decision is due this autumn.
Trains
Dartford Christmas Trains: No Charing Cross on Five Days
No trains at Charing Cross or Cannon Street on 27 and 28 December or 1 to 3 January, and Bexleyheath line buses on 27 and 28 December. Day by day for Dartford.