£32m fly-over gets go-ahead

PLANS to build a fly-over over the railway at Beddingham on the A27, south of Lewes, have been given the go-ahead by the Department of Transport.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Aug 2006, 11:21 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:36 BST

Eastbourne MP Nigel Waterson said: 'I welcome the announcement as far as it goes.

'It makes enormous sense to separate road and rail at Beddingham, which is a notorious bottleneck.

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'But spending money on this will not solve the problems of the A27.

'What has always been needed is dualling along the A27. Otherwise this road will continue to be dangerous, slow, polluting and a drag on economic growth in our area.'

A Highways Agency spokesman said: 'The 32 million scheme will improve safety and reduce delays.

'The scheme will involve the construction of a new bridge over the railway line, upgrading of the Southerham and Beddingham roundabouts and an improvement of the A27 between the roundabouts to provide two lanes westbound and one eastbound.

'Better facilities for cyclists and pedestrians will also be provided together with revised access arrangements for landowners.'

Work is expected to begin in mid October.

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