Progress report

Highways England published the Orders for the A27 East of Lewes improvements scheme under the Highways Act 1980 on 3 May 2019. Following their publication, there is a representation period of 6 weeks for any representations or objections to be submitted.

Representations can be made by contacting nationalcasework@dft.gov.uk and should be made by no later than 14 June 2019.

Publication of the Orders follows the statutory process that would give Highways England the authority to make the necessary alterations to the existing highways network to enable the scheme to be built, using powers available to us under the Highways Act 1980.

Highways England made and submitted both the Side Roads Order and Compulsory Purchase Order to the Secretary of State for Transport for confirmation.

You can view the Orders in the Highways Act 1980 section below.

What's next?

We will review representations and objections to the orders before starting the detailed design of the scheme.

Timeline

Date	Event
April 2016	Stakeholder workshop
Late 2016	Have your say on proposed options
Summer 2017	Preferred route announcement
March 2019	Public information exhibitions (junctions)
3 May 2019	Publication of orders (Junctions)
14 June 2019	End of representation period
July 2019	Public information exhibitions (Shared use path)
July 2019	Publication of orders (Shared use path)
Spring 2020	Start of work
2022	Open to traffic

Highways Act 1980 Orders

Highways England published the Orders for the A27 East of Lewes improvement scheme under the Highways Act 1980 on 3 May 2019. The scheme proposals require the following Orders:

The Highways England (A27 trunk road East of Lewes Improvement scheme) (Berwick and Polegate junctions) (Side Roads) Order 2019

• Side Roads Order - Schedule and plans
• Side Roads Order - Public Notice

The Highways England (A27 trunk road East of Lewes Improvement scheme) (Berwick and Polegate junctions) Compulsory Purchase Order 2019

• Compulsory Purchase Order – Order and Schedule booklet
• Compulsory Purchase Order - Plans
• Compulsory Purchase Order - Public Notice

Supporting documents that have also been published include:

• Statement of Reasons
• Consultation Report
• Preliminary Design Drawings (available in the 'Highways Act 1980 Orders' section below)

Why we need this scheme

The A27 to the east of Lewes suffers from congestion due to the narrow carriageway and low capacity at junctions. There are limited overtaking opportunities, meaning that traffic regularly queues behind cyclists and other slow moving vehicles.

Aims

The aim of this scheme is to address safety, capacity, sustainability and accessibility issues on this stretch of the A27. We aim to:

• reduce travel time and improve journey time reliability along the A27 section
• promote modes of travel and behaviours which minimise traffic and congestion
• provide safer roads
• connect communities currently separated by the route
• improve accessibility for all users into the South Downs National Park
• minimise impact on natural environment

Roadworks and Events for England

The latest incident information for England's motorway and trunk routes provided by Highways England