We have received the following update from the WSCC Highways Team dealing with the incident. As a Parish Council we will continue to closely monitor the situation and do all we can to reduce the potential timeframes detailed below.
- Concrete barriers have been placed alongside the road,
- 4 way temporary traffic lights have been placed to allow the road to be partially re opened – these lights are manually controlled at peak hours so traffic flow can be accounted for,
- A Stonemason has attended site and scoped the works required,
- Orders have been placed for the additional stone necessary to undertake the repairs,
- Works have been programmed for next week to salvage the stone that can be potentially re-used,
- A review of parking near the BP garage which is having an impact on the queuing traffic.
Unfortunately these repair works cannot all be delivered immediately as the lead in time for the additional new stone is up to 8 weeks, and the works themselves will take up to 4 weeks. This means the road will remain under temporary lights for a number of weeks and we will monitor the impact on the wider network. If we believe further restrictions on the surrounding network are required we will put these in place and I will provide updates via these emails.
The next update will be sent on Monday 27 January
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us via Parishclerk@easebourne.org
