Progress report

Following the closure of the public consultation and careful consideration of all the responses and comments received we are now in a position to announce the preferred route for the improvement scheme.   The Preferred Route and consultation report are available on our Preferred Route Announcement page.

What next?

Following the announcement of the preferred route, we will carry out surveys and investigations to allow us to design the scheme in more detail ahead of a further round of consultation in 2018.

Timeline

Event	Date
Stakeholder workshop	April 2016
Have your say on proposed options	Late 2016
Preferred route announcement	Summer 2017
Have your say on the preferred route	Late 2017
Start of work	Spring 2020
Open to traffic	2022

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