Map showing the extent of the closure for the A259 East Dean Surface Dressing works
Balfour Beatty is working in partnership with East Sussex County Council to manage the highways service across East Sussex. As part of this, we will be carrying out surface dressing works on A259 Eastbourne Road, East Dean.
What does the work involve?
A layer of liquid bitumen is sprayed onto the road surface to seal it and provide a binder for stone chippings which are then spread on top. The road surface is then rolled to embed the chippings. This provides enhanced skid resistance, and prolongs the life of the road by up to 10 years by preventing water damage to the underlying structure.
Excess chippings are then swept after approximately 24 hours, on the third day and 7 days after the works are completed, however, this may change due to the weather conditions at the time.
When do they start?
These works are extremely weather dependant. If it rains or is too hot, we may be unable to start the work. We will inform you of any changes to the dates via advanced warning signs on site.
Thursday 13 July – Cats eyes will be removed under a road closure between 8pm and 6am.
Wednesday 9 August – Surface Dressing to be carried out between 7pm and 6am.
Lining and cats eyes will be replaced at a later date which will be confirmed via advanced warning signs.
During the above periods, the road will be closed between Gilberts Drive to Pashley Road. Please see map overleaf for location.
How will this impact highway users?
The A259 will be closed to through traffic during these works. A diversion route will be in place for all closures, via A259, A26, A27, A2270 Willingdon Road, A259 The Goffs and vise versa.
Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained.
Information for residents and businesses
Properties close to the works area may experience a temporary disturbance as this can be a noisy process. During periods of very dry and hot weather, there may be an increased amount of dust generated when the product is laid and for up to a week afterwards, we will do our best to minimise this.
Following the works, advisory 20mph speed limits are put in place to protect road users from loose chippings.
We would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any inconvenience or disruption this work may cause, however this forms part of our continuing improvement for the East Sussex highway network.
Please let us know how we did by leaving feedback. Please note you will be redirected to the East Sussex County Council consultation website.