£17m worth of improvements to fill in potholes and resurface roads

We could see fewer potholes on roads across West Sussex.

Work costing £17m is getting underway to resurface and patch roads and pavements.

West Sussex County Council said it was one of the biggest investments in the county's highway infrastructure in the last decade.

Work planned for this financial year include:

• 46 road resurfacing schemes worth £3.2m

• 71 road patching projects worth £1.2m

• 63 surface dressing schemes worth £3m

• Resurfacing sections of the A24, A264, A2011 and A2220

• Footway improvements worth a total of £1.5m

Joy Dennis, West Sussex County Council's cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "This county-wide programme of works represents a significant investment in West Sussex’s highway infrastructure.

"People care passionately about the roads and footways, as do we, and we know how vital the county’s highway is, which was why our officers’ and contractors’ work continued throughout the pandemic, keeping West Sussex moving.

"We also realise road and footway work involves short-term disruption, for which we apologise, but it leads to long-term benefits, for example, resurfacing a road produces a smoother surface, reducing road noise and increasing resilience to potholes."

Details of the planned work can be found here

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