Community Focused Road Safety Schemes

Community Focused Road Safety Schemes

In February 2022, Councillor Claire Dowling approved the re-allocation of £750,000 from the current Community Match underspend. This funding will deliver community focused road safety interventions across the County.  A copy of the report can be found at Agenda for Lead Member for Transport and Environment on Monday, 21st February, 2022, 10.00 am

All road safety concerns are assessed against the relevant criteria. A two-stage appraisal process has been approved for community focused interventions.

Last year the Road Safety Team assessed a high number of concerns from across the county. These concerns and potential interventions were prioritised using the agreed criteria and 10 priority schemes have now been implemented.

The Road Safety Team have completed the 2023 appraisal process, and the following schemes will be prioritised for the next financial year.

Road name and parish	Safety concern	Summary of the scheme
A2036 Wrestwood Road, Bexhill	Concern raised about safety for pedestrians.	The scheme will improve safety for pedestrians at the crossing points and encourage their use. Features will be introduced to aid visually impaired, wheelchair, mobility scooter and pushchair users.
B2110 Upper Hartfield	Concern raised about speeding	The scheme will raise driver awareness of the speed limit to encourage compliance and safe speeds.
Birkdale, Bexhill	Concern raised about the safety of school children	The scheme will improve safety for pedestrians at the crossing points within the vicinity of Little Common Primary School. Features will be introduced to aid visually impaired, wheelchair, mobility scooter and pushchair users.
Park Avenue, Eastbourne	Concern raised about the safety of school children	The scheme will improve safety for all pedestrians, including school children at the crossing points in the vicinity of Ratton School
Peartree Lane, Bexhill	Concern raised about speeding	The scheme will raise driver awareness of the speed limit to encourage safe speeds on the road.
Charles Road West, Hastings	Concern raised about the safety of pedestrians crossing at the junction.	The scheme will improve safety for pedestrians at the crossing points and encourage their use. Features will be introduced to aid visually impaired, wheelchair, mobility scooter and pushchair users.
Allington Road, Newick	Concern raised about the speed of cars near a school.	The scheme will raise driver awareness of the presence of the school and the speed limit to encourage safe speeds in the area.
A272 Piltdown, Fletching	Concern raised about speeding	The scheme will raise driver awareness of the speed limit to safe speeds on the road by highlighting the start of the speed limit and improving the reminder signs throughout.

We are working with our contractor to deliver the above improvements during 2024.

We will carry out monitoring at these locations, to understand what works well. This will better inform our work going forward.

The Road Safety Team will assess requests for next years' programme as they receive them. During Spring 2024, we will identify schemes for implementation during 2024/25.