The council’s Highways team are available to deal with emergency call outs throughout the year.
Although there is usually an increase in out of hours calls during the winter months, the Highways team deal with emergencies on the county’s roads 365 days a year helping the public, making hazards on the highway safe and keeping roads open in all weathers. Continue reading
A LONG-AWAITED project to upgrade the drainage system and carry out extensive road resurfacing on Battery Hill and Fairlight Road has been completed.
East Sussex Highways began upgrading and repairing the drainage system between Martineau Lane and Lower Coast Guard Lane in August.
THE PUBLIC are being invited to give their views on a plan to make active travel more convenient for every day journeys. A consultation launches on Friday, October 30 on the East Sussex Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan.
The delivery of the plan, which relies on East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and their partners securing external funding, sets out an ambitious network of proposed cycling and walking routes and measures integrated with existing infrastructure. At this stage it does not include detailed proposals.
AN 18-month scheme to improve street lighting, which will reduce council energy bills and lower carbon emissions, starts this week.
Additional funding has been secured enabling East Sussex Highways to upgrade a total of 16,000 street light units to modern high efficiency LED lights and replace 3,000 aging concrete street lighting columns between now and March 2022 as part of a countywide project.
