Category: Roads/Traffic

A21 Safety Package – starting 05.02.24 for 3 months

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National Highways – A21 safety package: Silver Hill to John’s Cross

A21 safety package: Silver Hill to John’s Cross – overnight closures for safety improvements

We’ll soon be starting safety improvements on the A21 between Silver Hill and John’s Cross. This will include new signs and lighting, and improved road markings.

Our work will start on the evening of Monday 5 February and take three months. We’ll be working weeknights between the hours of 8pm and 6am only, when there are fewer vehicles on the road.

Closure information (dates are inclusive)

  • Monday 5 February to Friday 1 March: the A21 will be closed between Silver Hill and Robertsbridge weeknights from 8pm to 6am.
  • Monday 4 March to Friday 8 March: the A21 will be closed between Robertsbridge and John’s Cross weeknights from 8pm to 6am.
  • Monday 11 March to Wednesday 27 March: the A21 will be closed between Silver Hill and Robertsbridge weeknights from 8pm to 6am.
  • Tuesday 2 April to Friday 3 May: the A21 will be closed between Robertsbridge and John’s Cross weeknights from 8pm to 6am.

During the closures a diversion will be place via the A268 and A28.

Access for businesses and residents

An escort will be provided for businesses and residents within the closure, please approach the closure point. This is for access only.

This work is subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress. Keep an eye on our webpage for any updates.

Where to find out more

You can visit nationalhighways.co.uk/a21-safety. contact our Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 open 24/7, who will direct your query to the team, or email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk

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Petition opposing the planned speed limit changes through our village and past Mountfield Heath and Vinehall Schools

Link to sign the petition below

Click here to sign the petition

Why this petition matters

There have been five serious accidents in the last 12 months on 16 Oct 22, 24 Jan 23, 16 Mar 23, 18 June 23 and 27 Oct 23 and two of which sadly were fatal.

The children at Mountfield Heath School have complex needs, meaning that they have limited danger awareness.  A faster road will increase the danger posed to these young children.  Sometimes vehicles travel at speed down the slip road towards the school thinking they can bypass the roundabout, and many near misses have occurred here.

Sussex Police classify John’s Cross as a high-risk section of road. Section 7 of the Government Guidelines states that the set speed limit should be the maximum speed vehicles should be driven at, not the minimum.

Over 14,000 vehicles (Geo report) use this stretch of road every day, and the speed motorists travel at is a danger to everyone.

Our MP, Huw Merriman, our County Councillor, Paul Redstone, our District Councillor, Kathryn Field and our Parish Councillor, Robert Purdie plus Surrey and Sussex Police and Road Safety and Traffic Management Team all support our campaign.

What action should be taken?  

We demand that National Highways revises their current A21 safety package project currently being carried out to:

1)     Retain the Johns Cross speed limit of 30mph: National Highways must follow government guidelines and retain the 30mph through this stretch of road.  Government guidelines for rural villages state that all villages with 20 or more residential properties should have a 30mph speed limit.

2)     Reduce the 60mph zone North of Johns Cross to 50mph & a further reduction to 40mph before going through the 30mph gateway: Currently from the North, a 60mph leads directly into our 30mph, contravening section 7 of Government Guidelines/own policy.

3)     Reduce the 50mph zone just South of Johns Cross roundabout to 40mph:  Approaching from the South, the 50mph past Vinehall School leads straight into a 30mph. Again Section 7 of Government Guidelines states that not only should a gateway be used to slow traffic but there should be an extended area of a lower than national speed in problem areas, “The speed limit on the road outside Vinehall School should be reduced from 50mph to 40mph before going through the 30mph gateway.

THE ANSWER ISN’T TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT FROM 30MPH TO 40MPH.  THE ANSWER IS TO REDUCE THE SPEED LIMITS EITHER SIDE TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS, SCHOOL CHILDREN AND EVERY MOTORIST THAT TRAVELS ALONG THIS DANGEROUS SECTION OF THE A21!

Your support for this petition is vitally needed.

Please add your signature and share this petition with others. The petition will be presented to National Highways by our MP and made known to the Department of Transport and to the East Sussex County Council.

With thanks from the residents, businesses owners and schools located in John’s Cross, Mountfield and surrounding villages.

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Roadworks Church Road, Mountfield – 07.12.23 to 08.12.23

IMPORTANT ROADWORKS INFORMATION 20 November 2023

Church Road, Mountfield

Dear Resident,

Balfour Beatty is working in partnership with East Sussex County Council to manage the highways service across East Sussex. As part of this, we will be carrying out targeted patch repairs in Church Road, Mountfield.

Once completed, these works will help improve the condition of the road surface.

When do they start?

Work will be carried out on Thursday 7 December and Friday 8 December. We will inform you of any changes to the dates or times via advanced warning signs on site.

How will this impact highway users?

The team will be working in the vicinity of All Saints` Church. A diversion route will be in place via Kent Lane, Mountfield Lane, Kent Lane, Brightling Rd, Station Rd, George Hill, A21, A2100, New Cut & vice versa.

The road will be closed to through traffic between 7am and 7pm.

If you need vehicle access, please discuss this with the team on site to see if this is possible. Please bear in mind there will be delays whilst the area is made safe, and your vehicle is escorted by site marshalls.

Information for residents and businesses

Parking: If required, we will put out ‘no parking’ signs and cones on the site to advise where parking is restricted. Please avoid parking in these locations as it will delay our works.

Weather: All of these works are subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress of the works.

Properties close to the carriageway may experience a temporary disturbance as this can be a noisy process and those properties may experience flashing lights and reversing sirens.

We would like to take this opportunity to apologise in advance for any inconvenience or disruption this work may cause, however this forms part of our continuing improvement for the East Sussex highway network.

For information on roadworks and journey planning, visit www.One.Network.com. Please follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @esccroads or Facebook @EastSussexHighways for updates. If you would like to know more about East Sussex Highways and what we do, please visit our website www.eastsussexhighways.com.

Thank you,

East Sussex Highways

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Map of works area and diversion route

Roadworks – Church Hill, Etchingham

East Sussex Highways/Balfour Beatty will be carrying out bridge parapet repair works in Church Hill, Etchingham.
The works are planned to take place on Monday 24.07.23 for three days and will involve the replacement of the timber parapets with new concrete post and steel rails.
Church Hill will be closed between 8am and 4.30pm from the junction with the A265 to the junction with Sheepstreet Lane.
A diversion will be in place via A265, Shrub Lane, Battenhurst Road, Sheepstreet Lane and vice versa.
Full details are available on the link below.
Church Hill, Etchingham roadworks 24.07.23

 

Roadworks Battle Road 14-16th March

Roadworks notification received today from East Sussex Highways

Good Morning,

I am writing to advise that we will be carrying out carriageway retexturing on Battle Road, Brightling from Penhurst Lane to Brightling Road. Retexturing helps improve the grip of the road and increase skid resistance. Work will take place 14-16 March 2023, This section of Battle Road will be closed between 7pm and 6am each night. A suitable diversion route will be signed on site.

Please also see our website for information about this work: https://www.eastsussexhighways.com/highway-schemes/battle-road-brightling-retexturing

Please get back to me if you have any questions about this.

Kind Regards

Zoe West

Customer Contact Centre | East Sussex Highways

Tel: 0345 60 80 193 | Email: customer@eastsussexhighways.com | Website: www.eastsussexhighways.com

 

Roadworks Marley Lane/Moat Lane Junction

Received this information from Highways England

Good afternoon

A21 Safety Package: Marley Lane and Moat Lane Junction Improvements (ref: 611797)

As part of our safety improvements along the A21, we’ll shortly be starting our junction improvement works at Marley Lane and Moat Lane. To minimise disruption, we’ll work on weeknights only when there are fewer vehicles on the road. During the day we will keep the road open as usual.

The work will be carried out in two phases, and is currently programmed as follows:

Monday 20 February to Friday 24 February – Phase 1 – Vegetation clearance – full overnight closures between John’s Cross roundabout and Baldslow, from 10pm to 6am for 4 weeknights.

We’ll aim to complete the loudest works as early as possible to keep noise impact to a minimum, but apologise in advance for any disturbance experienced.

Wednesday 22 March to Saturday 15 April (excluding Easter bank holidays) – Phase 2 – Junction improvements at Marley Lane and Moat Lane – overnight closures between John’s Cross roundabout and Baldslow, from 10pm to 6am for 21 weeknights.

Please note that these works are subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. Please accept our apologies in advance for any inconvenience this work may cause.

Closure information

For both phases, a diversion route will be in place in both directions via the A2100 through Battle. During phase 2 works, local access will be retained from Johns Cross roundabout to the works closure area at Marley Lane, and from Baldslow to the works closure area at Moat Lane.

For businesses and residents within the closure, please make your way to the closure point, where you’ll be able contact the site team for escort to a suitable point. This escort is for access only.

Where to find out more

You can visit nationalhighways.co.uk/se-maintenance, just look for A21 safety package and if you have any questions about this work, you can contact National Highways Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 open 24/7, who will direct your query to the team, or email: info@nationalhighways.co.uk

Kind regards

Elise Walliker

Communications Co-ordinator

National Highways | Temple Quay House | 2 The Square, Temple Quay | Bristol | BS1 6HA
Web: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-east/

 

Roadworks – Powdermill Lane, Battle

Good Afternoon,

I am writing to advise that we will be carrying out carriageway retexturing works on Powdermill Lane, Battle.

Retexturing helps improve the grip of the road and increase skid resistance.

Work will start on Monday 27 February and continue for 3 nights.

Powdermill Lane will be closed to through traffic from Telham Lane to A2100 between 7pm and 6am each night.

traffic will be diverted via Powdermill Lane, Catsfield Road, A271, A2100 & vice versa

Please also see our website for information about this work: https://www.eastsussexhighways.com/highway-schemes/powdermill-lane-retexturing

Please get back to me if you have any questions about this.

Kind Regards

Zoe West

Customer Contact Centre | East Sussex Highways

Tel: 0345 60 80 193 | Email: customer@eastsussexhighways.com | Website: www.eastsussexhighways.com

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