£32million investment in
highways and transport gets the go-ahead
A
£32million programme of investment in highways and transport has been agreed by
West Sussex County Council - including an unprecedented level of investment in
road and footway repairs in recent years.
Also
agreed in the council’s capital budget was a further £21million funding, over
the next five years, for priority areas such as:
- Carriageway improvements and repairs
- Footway/pavement improvements
- Road safety improvements
- Schemes to tackle flood issues, including those caused
by extreme weather events
Joy
Dennis, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, said: “Residents care deeply
about the condition of the county’s highway: this level of funding - an extra
£21million over the next five years - shows the County Council agrees with them
and sees this as a priority area for improvement and investment.
“The
programme of works that starts in a few weeks’ time is extensive. The Highways,
Transport and Planning Delivery Programme comprises more than 650 individual
schemes and includes road and pavement maintenance and improvement, plus work
to improve road safety, bridges, drainage and public rights of way.”
Details
of the programme can be viewed online as a
list and an interactive
map.
Carbon
reduction initiatives feature in the programme for this year’s footway and
carriageway resurfacing schemes.
Joy
said: “Our officers continue to collaborate with contractors to explore the use
of the latest technology to try to cut carbon emissions in our highways work.
“This
includes allowing resurfacing materials to be mixed at much lower temperatures
than conventional asphalt and using recycled material from our roads, which can
significantly cut the carbon emissions attributed to a scheme, without
impacting on quality.”
Notice Date: 21/03/2022