Progress report

We published Compulsory Purchase and Side Roads Orders for the Shared Use Path on 13 December 2019. You can see copies of the documents in the Highways Act 1980 Orders section on this page. We've also deposited copies of the documents for inspection from 13 December 2019 to 31 January 2020 at these locations:

Days	Time	Venue	Address
Monday to Friday	7am to 7pm	Highways England	Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LZ
Monday to Friday	8am to 5pm	East Sussex County Council	County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1UE
Monday to Friday	8:30am to 5pm	Lewes District Council	Southover House, Southover Rd, Lewes East Sussex, BN7 1AB
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday	8:30am to 5pm	Wealden District Council,	Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AX
Wednesday	9am to 5pm	Wealden District Council,	Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AX
Monday	10am to 2pm	Lewes Library	Styles Field, Friars Walk, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LZ
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday	10am to 5pm	Lewes Library	Styles Field, Friars Walk, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LZ
Thursday	10am to 6pm	Lewes Library	Styles Field, Friars Walk, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LZ
Monday, Tuseday, Thursday and Friday	9am to 1pm	Berwick Post Office	Station Road, Berwick, Polegate, East Sussex BN26 6SZ
Wednesday and Saturday	9am to 12:30pm	Berwick Post Office	Station Road, Berwick, Polegate, East Sussex BN26 6SZ
Monday to Friday	8am to 6pm	Polegate Town Council	Council Offices 49 High Street Polegate East Sussex BN26 6AL

What's next?

Once the statutory process and arrangements for procuring the land have been finalised, the scheme will move to detailed design, which look at the design more closely and look to organise the finer details of the works.

The scheme is still on track to start the works around Berwick roundabout in March 2020, in line with our current programme expectations.

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

Highways England subsequently published the Orders for the A27 East of Lewes Improvement scheme (Shared Use Path) under the Highways Act 1980 on 13 December 2019:

The Highways England (A27 trunk road East of Lewes Improvement scheme)(Shared Use Path)(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)(Shared Use Path) Compulsory Purchase Order 2019

• Compulsory Purchase Order - Order and Schedule booklet
• Compulsory Purchase Order - Plans
• Compulsory Purchase Order - Commons Replacement Plans
• Compulsory Purchase Order - Public Notice

Supporting documents that have also been published

Statement of Reasons

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