Category Archives: Roads

Work to start on £2million Hailsham improvement scheme

Hailsham webCONSTRUCTION work on a £2.6million scheme aimed at easing traffic congestion and ensuring Hailsham remains a vibrant and thriving market town is set to begin on July 1.

The scheme, which is being delivered by East Sussex County Council in partnership with Wealden District Council, Hailsham Town Council and Hellingly Parish Council, is funded jointly by developer contributions and East Sussex County Council. The work is expected to take 34 weeks to complete including a five week break for the Christmas period. Continue reading

Full steam ahead for Uckfield High Street scheme

Cllr Claire DowlingDETAILS have been announced for the next stage of the highways scheme to improve Uckfield town centre.

Highway improvement work will begin in earnest next month as part of the second stage of the Uckfield Town Centre Highway Improvement Scheme, while details of traffic management arrangements for the town during the work have also been confirmed. Continue reading

Pedestrian improvement scheme to start in Hastings

Cllr Carl MaynardRESIDENTS and motorists in Hastings are being advised of temporary traffic measures being put in place as part of a highway improvement scheme in the Old Town.

On Monday, February 1 2016, East Sussex County Council begins an eight-week programme of work in High Street, part of a package of measures approved in January 2014 following a public consultation. Continue reading

Roads warning as temperatures set to plummet

Roger Williams, East Sussex County Council head of highwaysGRITTERS will be out and about on the roads of East Sussex again today (Monday, January 18) as temperatures threaten to plummet to minus six degrees.

Commuters are being warned to take extra care, with temperatures starting to plummet at around 5pm, when today’s rush hour begins, and not expected to climb above zero until 9.30am tomorrow. Continue reading