HIGHWAYS bosses have opened the door on a new control hub that is helping plan work on the county’s 2,000 miles of road.
New technology is now in place to enable the East Sussex County Council’s contractor – Balfour Beatty Living Places, to monitor activity, track work and find ways to improve the service.
A GRANT worth £4.44 million could see the installation of electric vehicle charging points in more than 280 locations across East Sussex.
East Sussex County Council has been allocated the money from the first tranche of the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Capital Fund. Continue reading
ROADS across East Sussex have been given a new lease of life thanks to an annual highway improvement programme.
Surface dressing has been carried out on 17 sites this year, extending the life of almost 30km of road by up to 10 years at a fraction of the cost of removing and replacing the road surface. Continue reading
FUNDING from the national Local Authority Treescapes Fund will see more trees planted across the county as the council continues its efforts to address the climate emergency.
Nearly £300,000 of funding from the Forestry Commission has been awarded to the county council, following a successful joint bid with Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council for tree planting projects.
