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Lean Project Description
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Lean Project Summary
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Planning and coordinating multiple workstream deliveries (LED installation, vegetation clearance, cyclical maintenance, NDT surveys, and electrical testing) under one traffic management closure to cut cost, time, and disruption.
Lean Project Benefits Summary
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Reduced number of traffic management closures required (estimated without collaborative approach would have been 2–3 closures for each workstream). Reduced programme duration. Less disruption to road users and the strategic road network.
Roads Period Efficiency Reported
RP1 2015-2020
RP2 2020-2025
RP3 2025-2030
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Lean Construction Development Programme (LCDP) Project
Lean Construction Development Programme (LCDP) Project
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Lean Construction Development Programme (LCDP) Project
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Problem Solving Strategy (DMAICT)
Define
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The installation of 32 new LED units on the A2 between Whitfield Roundabout and Lydden Hill Junction had been delayed due to the complexity of arranging a full carriageway closure. This section of the network is highly sensitive, with restrictions linked to other regional closures (such as the M20) and the potential impact on the Kent Highways Network.
Measure
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Number of separate closures likely required (estimated 2–3). Traffic management setup per closure. Potential programme duration if activities were delivered independently. Disruption to road users and the network (based on restrictions from other regional closures).
Analyse
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Key observations included: isolated scheduling of works led to multiple closures, increasing traffic management costs, programme duration, and disruption; lack of coordination across supply chain partners caused duplication of effort; and limited forward planning prevented combining tasks such as vegetation clearance, surveys, and electrical testing. By mapping all planned activities and dependencies, we identified that aligning workstreams under a single closure would reduce costs, minimise disruption, and improve network efficiency. The analysis highlighted that collaboration and consolidation were the main opportunities for improvement.
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A single overnight full carriageway closure on 18th June was planned to combine multiple workstreams. LED installation, vegetation clearance, cyclical maintenance, NDT surveys, and electrical testing were all coordinated under the same traffic management setup. Collaboration with Chaffins, Kier, Jacobs, and National Highways enabled concurrent delivery, reducing resource use and programme duration. Positive impacts included significant savings in traffic management costs, minimised disruption to road users, reduced future closures, energy savings through advanced preparation for the Coldred Junction LED upgrade, and improved overall network efficiency. The project demonstrated the benefits of effective planning, coordination, and Lean principles in action.
Control
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Collaborative planning approach embedded into future works.
Transfer
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Key learning: early collaboration across teams and partners delivers major efficiency gains. Importance of planning multiple workstreams under one closure to cut cost, time, and disruption. Encourage open communication and shared schedules from the start of project planning. Recommend involving traffic management and design teams early to maximise closure value. Improved process: integrated planning now standard for LED, maintenance, and survey works. Advice: treat every closure as a shared opportunity, not an isolated event.
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Other Project Benefits
Meeting the needs of all users
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Improving safety, health & wellbeing for all
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Delivering better environmental outcomes
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Sustain a well-maintained and resilient network
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Providing fast and reliable journeys
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Achieve efficient delivery
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Was a Departure Required?
Was a Departure Required?
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Was a Departure Required?
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