Highways

The bread and butter of my County Council work is trying to resolve local highways issues. There are times when I’m involved with care problems whether children or adults, but roads are the big topic.

In the last 12 months or so we have made quite a lot of progress and here is what I think we have fixed. You may not agree with my judgement in every case but quite a lot has been done.

These are the successes-

Goldbridge Weight limit sorted out and bridge reopened.

Five Ash Down Traffic Light Sequencing resolved.

Resurfacing outside Cats Protection on A275.

Potholes on Kiln Lane,Isfield filled

Drainage, Tanyard Lane, Chelwood Gate fixed.

Maresfield High Street Resurfacing.

Maresfield Village Hall drainage.

Patching at Herons Ghyll.

Footpath and hedge cutting Pound Green to Howbourne Lane, Buxted.

Hedge cutting near Coopers Green.

Horsted Lane. Danehill- surface and drains.

Freshfield Lane resurfacing.

Danehill- Horsted Lane Barrier- completed April 2025

Lampool pothole – done March.

Nutley High St pothole April

Hedge at Heatherwode Farm, Buxted

Surfacing on A275 Danehill south of Cumnor School.

Batts Bridge. Piltdown -flooding stopped

Danehill hedges/footpath near the War Memorial.

Grinstead Lane, Tyes Cross. Patching completed Summer 2025. More to be done.

The bridge at Underhill and signage/repairs at Cobdown Lane/Millwood Lane. August 2025

Coopers Green Drainage . Largely complete.

Jet Patching Fletching - from Trading Boundaries to Spaynes Green.

Nursery Lane/A22 junction – new edging to reduce flooding down Nursery Lane.

Totease House Hedge, Buxted cut

Sink hole in Hurstwood Road , Buxted fixed.

Millpond Drainage and Budletts roundabout drainage. Mostly complete.

Road Safety.

Buxted School. New signage to be installed

Nutley School . Improved signage and resurfacing works agreed.

Improved signage in Danehill.

Work to be done

A22 Pippingford to Wych Cross surfacing and road safety.

Crowborough Road, Nutley. Road Safety.

Road safety A275 near Trading Boundaries.

Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate. Surface and drains.

Howbourne Lane, Buxted -drainage

Lots more to be done.

Happy New Year.

Roy Galley 8^th January 2026

cllr.roy.galley@eastsussex.gov.uk

01825 713018