Map showing works area
Update: 5 May 2026
These works have been postponed due to emergency works being carried out in the area by UKPN. Further updates will be provided in due course. Thank you.
Balfour Beatty is working in partnership with East Sussex County Council to manage the highways service across East Sussex. As part of this, we’ll soon be carrying out improvement work on St Helens Road, Hastings.
Once completed, these works will improve pedestrian access to Alexandra Park.
When do they start?
Work will be carried out in a number of phases, starting on Wednesday 29 April 2026. We will inform you of any changes to dates or times via advanced warning signs on site, as well as our social media channels and website.
What are we doing?
The improvements aim to enhance pedestrian safety and accessibility to Alexandra Park by:
- upgrading four existing pedestrian crossings,
- widening refuges and build-outs to reduce the crossing distance for pedestrians,
- installing a new pedestrian crossing at the junction of Ashford Road,
- resurfacing and lining the carriageway at the existing zebra crossing near the junction of Dordrecht Way,
- adjusting the pedestrian route on the Bethune Way roundabout to offer a shorter route across the road with greater visibility of incoming traffic, and
- improving street lighting at each crossing point.
How will this impact highway users?
The team will be working in phases between Parkstone Road and Bethune Way, starting at the Parkstone Road end.
From Wednesday 29 April to Friday 1 May 2026, we’ll be carrying out street lighting improvements at the junction of Ashford Road. For this, the road will remain open with temporary traffic signals in place. The team will be on site between 7pm and 4am.
Tuesday 5 May to Saturday 9 May 2026, we’ll be carrying out street lighting improvements at the Park Gates Roundabout. For this, the road will remain open with temporary traffic signals in place. The team will be on site between 7pm and 4am, week nights only.
We’ll then return to the area between Monday 1 June and Friday 17 July 2026 to carry out the majority of the above works and working in the below phases:
Monday 1 - Friday 28 August: Temporary traffic lights will be in place along St Helens Road 24 hours a day. We'll be carrying out pedestrian crossing replacements between 7am and 7pm, as well as street lighting replacements between 7pm and 6am.
Tuesday 30 June - Friday 17 July: Bethune Way crossing improvements and resurfacing will take place between the roundabout and Lower Park Road. The road will be closed 24 hours a day with traffic diverted via Queens Road, South Terrace, Braybrooke Road and vice versa.
Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 August : Resurfacing of St Helens Road between Ashford Road and St Helen’s Crescent will be carried out with road closures in place between 7pm and 4am. Dordrecht Way will be closed on Monday 10 August only, between 5pm and 4am.
Information for residents and businesses
Parking: Some areas of on-street parking may be restricted for machinery and materials. This will be marked by no parking cones / barriers.
Bus service: Further information will be available from the service provider.
Weather: All of these works are subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress of the works.
Properties close to the carriageway may experience a temporary disturbance as this can be a noisy process and those properties may experience flashing lights and reversing sirens.
We would like to take this opportunity to apologise in advance 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.