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Major Investments
The £2.5 billion of planned investment in Ashford is on track to
deliver major infrastructure improvements, commercial developments,
retail and leisure schemes, and new state of the art learning
facilities all within the next four years.
Below are some of the recent events and developments which
are likely to happen in the next few years.
|
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Completion of the 200,000 sq ft (18,581 sq
m) extension to County
Square Shopping Centre including a Debenhams department
store. |
Introduction of high-speed rail services to
London reducing the travel time to 37 minutes. |
Start of capacity improvements to Junction 9
and nearby Drovers Roundabout of the M20 motorway. |
Completion of
Victoria Way, a new road link south Ashford through to
the heart of the town centre. |
| Completion of the transformation of the
former Ring Road into a
series of two-way streets. |
Improvements to the station approach area,
ahead of high-speed rail services. |
£24 million investment to improve the supply
and quality of water. |
Completion of J9/Drovers Roundabout
works including a new foot/cycle bridge over the
M20. |
| Raising and widening of Newtown Road Bridge
to improve access to the south of the town centre. |
|
Development of Elwick Place, a 6.65 acre
town centre, mixed use scheme. |
Completion of the Arts at St Mary's project
to create a new arts venue and improved place of worship in the
parish church |
| Opening of the
Singleton Environment Centre community facility. |
|
|
Completion of
Ashford Gateway Plus |