Roads in East Sussex
East Sussex Highways maintain our roads and pavements. They manage:
- drains
- potholes
- road markings and signs
- streetlights and traffic lights
- trees, grass, hedges, and weeds
- wildlife verges
- bridges
- winter gritting services
- projects to improve roads
Read more about East Sussex Highways services.
District and borough councils collect litter and do street sweeping.
Our highway network is vital for keeping local communities safe and connected, and for supporting the economic growth of the County. It is the most valuable publicly owned asset managed by East Sussex County Council and has a current value of around £4.17 billion.
| A roads | 372km |
| B and C roads | 1009km |
| U roads | 1994km |
| Total roads | 3375km |
| Footways | 2482km |
| Other public rights of way | 763km |
| Cycleways | 201km |
In addition, East Sussex County Council manage the following highway assets:
- 2499km of road markings
- 100,000 drains
- 505km of ditches
- 766 grit bins
- 514 bridges
- 2 tunnels
- 246 retaining walls
- 43,695 road signs
- 40,000 safety bollards
- 26hectares of wildlife verges and 20 hectares of meadow verges
- 55,000 individual trees (estimated)
- 50 ornamental shrub sites
- 4468km of vegetated verges
- 35km of hedges
- 37,500 streetlights
- 66 signal-controlled junctions
- 140 signal-controlled crossings.
