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Improvements made in pavements programme
This year’s Even Better Pavements programme of improvements is progressing well with about 70 sites having been improved so far in the 2017/18 financial year - compared to 90 for the whole of 2016/17.
Feedback from residents via survey cards have been positive, with 97.4 per cent saying they were satisfied with the work.
West Sussex Highways looks after nearly 4,000km of pavements in the county and every pavement is inspected at least once a year.
Priority is given to pathways used for approaches to schools, clinics and hospitals, and areas with high footfall, with the aim of helping to protect the most vulnerable in the community from slips, trips and falls on uneven surfaces.
The county council spent £2 million on Even Better Pavements in 2016/17 and is spending £3 million in 2017/18.
Pavements are reconstructed or given a new asphalt surface.
Areas where work has been completed this financial year include: Bognor Regis, Crawley, East Grinstead, Henfield, Lancing and Worthing.
Bob Lanzer, West Sussex County Council’s cabinet member for highways and infrastructure, said: “It’s great to hear Even Better Pavements is making such good progress and also that all the hard work is appreciated by residents.”
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