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BASIL Salty, Ctrl, Salt, Delete and David Plowie are among a fleet of gritters ready to roll when temperatures plummet as East Sussex Highways launches its winter service. With 10,000 tonnes of rock salt stockpiled, 21 gritters – including some named by schoolchildren across the county, are ready to hit the highway and treat more than 750 miles of the county’s roads. Between now and the end of...
Karen Bowles Friday, 2 October 2026
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BASIL Salty, Ctrl, Salt, Delete and David Plowie are among a fleet of gritters ready to roll when temperatures plummet as East Sussex Highways launches its winter service. With 10,000 tonnes of rock salt stockpiled, 21 gritters – including some named by schoolchildren across the county, are ready to hit the highway and treat more than 750 miles of the county’s roads. Between now and the end of...
Karen Bowles Friday, 2 October 2026
WORK to stabilise the western embankment along a section of the A21 will take place next month. With significant rainfall in the winter and spring and hot, dry summers spells causing ground movement, the planned remedial work will stabilise the embankment and protect against further issues. Drainage measures will also be installed at the top of the embankment to better manage surface and ground...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 29 September 2026
PEDESTRIANS going to and from Hastings train station will be able to do so more easily and safely now that improvements around the public transport hub are complete. The work, which started in May, focused on the area at the junction of Station Approach, Cornwallis Terrace and Havelock Road. It included the installation of new crossings, kerbs, carriageway and footway surfaces as well as upg...
Rebecca Durrant Monday, 28 September 2026
WORK is starting on a scheme designed to support more reliable and efficient bus services in Newhaven. Improvements to a section of the bus route running along The Drove and Seaford Road will be carried out in three phases in a bid to minimise disruption. The work is funded by the Bus Service Improvement Plan funding from Department for Transport and will help to improve the consistency of bus...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 1 September 2026
WORK to improve the condition of 22 roads across the county and keep them safer for longer will begin later this month. The annual surface dressing programme is due to begin towards the end July with 34 miles of road being improved during July and August. Surface dressing is carried out on roads that are in a reasonably good condition and structurally sound to protect the carriageway from water...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 7 July 2026
FRAGMENTS of pottery thought to date back thousands of years have been unearthed as work on a new bridge begins. Before construction of a two-lane bridge designed to improve traffic flow at Exceat can begin, archaeologists are working on the site to ensure any historical items are recorded and preserved. Archaeologists have dug a number of trenches at contractor Jackson Civil Engineering Gro...
Karen Bowles Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Work to improve pedestrian safety in Sea Road is due to start this month. East Sussex Highways will be carrying out a programme of improvement work on Sea Road, Endwell Road and Jameson Road from Monday, June 22 to Thursday, July 23. The scheme will involve the relocation and widening of the existing zebra crossing, alongside carriageway resurfacing, footway reconstruction and minor drainage im...
Karen Bowles Friday, 12 June 2026
IMPROVEMENTS to a town centre road in Eastbourne will begin this weekend to avoid major disruption during the busy summer season. The strengthening and resurfacing work planned for Devonshire Place will begin on Sunday, May 31 and is due for completion on Friday, June 5 - operating 24 hours a day. The improvements to the road surface - required due to the impact of winter weather - will focu...
Rebecca Durrant Friday, 29 May 2026
UPGRADES outside Hastings train station will improve safety for pedestrians and enhance access to the public transport hub and surrounding area. The work, scheduled to start on Tuesday, May 26 and take three months, will be taking place at the junction of Station Approach, Cornwallis Terrace and Havelock Road. It includes the installation of new crossings, kerbs, carriageway and footway surf...
Rebecca Durrant Wednesday, 20 May 2026
DRIVERS in East Sussex are being asked to be ‘deer aware’ this spring to avoid colliding with the animals on the county’s roads. East Sussex County Council is reminding people to take care when driving on rural roads, particularly during the next few months, as the risk of encountering the animals increases in April and May when young deer are born. There are an estimated 74,000 deer-related...
Karen Bowles Thursday, 9 April 2026
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