Credit to Highways England for responding so quickly to local resident Jayne Howard and with purpose and proposals. Original letter from Jayne Howard also published below.—Bay Life, 25 January 2017
Dear Ms Howard
Highways England response – A27 Polegate Resurfacing – ref no: 8284
Thank you for your email of 23 January raising concerns about heavy goods vehicles travelling through Pevensey Village during our forthcoming resurfacing works on the A27 Polegate Bypass.
In order to try and prevent heavy goods vehicles from using the route through Pevensey Village we will be installing signs for the duration of the works advising that the B2191, and B2247 are unsuitable for HGV’s.
Thank you once again for your email and I hope that this helps to explain what measures we will be putting in place to try and mitigate your concerns. Please do not hesitate to contact Highways England if you would like to discuss this, or any other issue further, you can do so by either emailing info@highwaysengland.co.uk or calling 0300123 5000.
Kind regards
Tracey Arnold
Customer and Stakeholder Liaison Assistant
On behalf of Highways England
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Area4ASC/CF/TD/7820
Your letter reference above dated 13 January 2017 regarding Polegate By Pass Resurfacing
Whilst as a user of this road and nearby resident I appreciate that maintenance needs to be carried out to maintain the by pass, the full closure of either one direction or the other for almost three weeks will put intolerable strain on the local villages, particularly Pevensey.
That a weight limit through Pevensey Village has not been installed by East Sussex County Council remains a constant disappointment and thus your suggested diversion route will prove to be, as usual, when Polegate by Pass is treated, advisory only.
History shows, that without the weight limit to protect the school access and fabric of the remains of Pevensey Castle, enormous industrial delivery vehicles, Jempson’s curtain siders and low loaders bearing new saloons will thunder through the village completely ignoring the tachograph lengthening route that you plan to sign.
The village really does deserve the respect that, at least, a temporary weight restriction, would offer. The school half term planned during your works barely mitigates the negative impact of these vehicles.
Jayne Howard
