THE finishing touches are being applied to a programme of road resurfacing in Hastings.
East Sussex Highways last week completed the major part of a scheme to reconstruct and resurface the busy St Helen’s Road in the town. Continue reading
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Residents reap benefits of energy plant cash boost
RESIDENTS around Newhaven are seeing the benefits of funding from the town’s energy plant with the completion of two community projects.
An all-weather path alongside the river Ouse in Piddinghoe has been created and interpretation boards explaining the history of Tide Mills erected, using money left over from landscaping around the Newhaven Energy Recovery Facility. Continue reading
New highways payment scheme promotes business growth
CONTRACTORS working on highways schemes in East Sussex are being paid in a new way under a pioneering scheme running in the county.
East Sussex County Council is one of the first local highway authorities in the country to use a Project Bank Account to pay companies which carry out highways work. Continue reading
Call times slashed by award-winning highways team
A CUSTOMER service team has clinched a national award for a pioneering approach allowing problems with East Sussex roads to be dealt with more quickly and efficiently.
The switch by East Sussex Highways to a new, more ‘personalised’ way of working and a high-tech software system has seen average call response times slashed from 90 seconds to just nine seconds. Continue reading