Roadsides across the county are bursting with colour following an increase in the number of designated wildlife verges.
36 new wildlife verges have been declared by East Sussex Highways over the last year, protecting a further 37 miles of natural habitat and providing a haven for wildflowers and wildlife.
County-wide there are 176 designated wildlife verges, totalling more than 125 miles – the approximate distance from Lewes to Cambridge.
THE PUBLIC, businesses and organisations are being asked to give their view on a raft of measures aimed at improving a major road in East Sussex.
Proposals have been developed for nine junctions along the A22 and A2290 between Hailsham and Eastbourne to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, reduce traffic and journey times, as well as tackling congestion issues. The proposals will also support new home and job growth in the county. Continue reading
A WEEK of safety work along Cross Levels Way in Eastbourne is due to start on Monday, June 28.
The scheme is taking place to improve safety at the old permitted landfill site through which the road was built, and includes installing vents and chambers to allow low level residual gas to escape.
RESIDENTS in Hastings are able to cross a busy road more safely following the completion of a new pedestrian crossing.
East Sussex Highways has installed the new signalised pedestrian crossing on The Ridge, just to the south of the junction with Chowns Hill, providing safer and easier access to St Helen’s church, Hastings Court care home, Hastings cemetery, and local bus stops.
