A2300 improvements declared officially open
A £23million improvements scheme on the A2300 in West Sussex has opened which the County Council says will help to boost the local economy and support new housing. The widening of around a mile and a half of single-lane road to dual carriageway near Burgess Hill provides the highway infrastructure to support the provision of […]
Cycleway/walkway in West Sussex will connect South Downs Findon Gateway and Findon Valley
A West Sussex scheme to build a 2km-long cycleway/walkway route has been approved to connect Findon Valley with the South Downs National Park gateway of Findon Village. Proposals for an A24 Findon Valley to Findon Village shared path were the subject of public engagement in the summer, with 685 responses received. Local MPs, County Councillors, Arun District Councillors […]
FM Conway secures West Sussex County Council’s latest carriageway and footway packages
Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has been awarded the latest carriageway and footway packages for West Sussex County Council. The contract value, estimated at approximately £6 million, forms part of a wider £12 million investment in roads and footways across West Sussex. West Sussex is continually investing in their network of carriageways and footways, […]
Council backs Arundel “grey route” in principle
Councillors in West Sussex have given their backing to National Highways plans to bypass Arundel with a new stretch of the A27. National Highways has been consulting on the ‘grey route’, which features new bridges spanning the River Arun, over the Arun Valley Railway and over Binsted Rife, as well as a new junction at […]
West Sussex approves £32m investment in highways and transport
A £32 million programme of investment in highways and transport has been agreed by West Sussex County Council, including what it calls an unprecedented level of investment in road and footway repairs. It has also agreed a further £21 million of capital funding, over the next five years, for priority areas such as Carriageway improvements […]
£1million construction contract awarded in West Sussex for Manor Royal Highway Improvements Scheme’s second phase
As part of the new Crawley Growth Programme, a total of more than £3million is being directly invested in a highways improvement scheme for Manor Royal Business District, according to West Sussex Council. Phase 2 of this scheme has now taken a large step forward, with the award of the £1.051million construction contract to Landbuild […]
Is it time to rethink unsustainable road expenditure?
Twenty odd years ago, when the Labour Party was in power, the Tories were accusing them of a war on motorists. Yet once the Tories were relieved of the shackles of the Coalition in 2015 it didn’t take long for George Osborne, the then Chancellor, to create the first Road Infrastructure Strategy allowing billions of pounds to […]
West Sussex Council approves additional funding for highways as part of its new budget
An additional investment of £2.6 million of revenue funding has been agreed by West Sussex Council. This includes £2.4m of funding specifically earmarked to address safety critical areas. In addition to this, a further £21 million of capital funding will be invested in the road maintenance programme over five years. Members approved this year’s budget […]
West Sussex renews WSP contract
West Sussex County Council has re-engaged consulting engineer WSP to provide highways design and ancillary consultancy services for another four years. WSP’s new contract with West Sussex County Council, worth £66.5m, runs from May 2022 to the beginning of May 2026. The company was previously awarded a six-year contract, valued then at £36m, in July 2016, […]
Collaborative working leads to reduced-disruption road solution
West Sussex County Council have detailed how collaboration between s developer, councillors, Highway officers and the MP for Mid Sussex led to a solution for reduced disruption while a busy road in Burgess Hill is closed. Fairbridge Developments (FDL) has revised closure plans for the Cuckfield Road/Fairbridge Way roundabout junction to improve access to businesses […]