£1m for Mid Sussex road works
WORK in Burgess Hill and East Grinstead will bring the total cost spent on road improvements in Mid Sussex to more than £1million in the past six months, say road chiefs.
The biggest scheme is the culvert replacement in the A272 Bolney Chapel area, costing 437,000.
Other major schemes that have been carried out in Mid Sussex include Woodsland Road, Hassocks (152,000), Colwell Road/A272 Franklynn Road, Haywards Heath (140,000), St Peters Road, Burgess Hill (87,000), and Willow Gardens, Hurstpierpoint (78,000).
Derek Whittington, West Sussex County Council cabinet member for strategic planning and transport, said: "The expenditure on roads and pavements in the last six months shows the importance of them to the county council, despite the Government continuing to give us the lowest grant towards vital services."
Pavement repairs have been planned in part of Longhurst Road, Burgess Hill, where the road has subsided. Kerbs and concrete edgings will be replaced, and the pavements along the whole road will be resurfaced.
This scheme is scheduled to take up to three weeks to complete, weather permitting. Temporary two-way traffic lights will be in operation for the duration of the works.
On-street parking may be suspended during the course of the scheme.
Drainage improvements will also be starting on the same day in Harwoods Lane and Victoria Way, East Grinstead.
The three-week scheme will involve installing new pipes to drain excess surface water, and laying a new Tarmac surface at the southern end of Harwoods Lane with be a temporary road closure.
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