Cracking up: condition of A27 deteriorates while debates go on

THE surface of the A27 is deteriorating badly and cracking up while successive Governments procrastinate over full-scale multi-million-pound improvement schemes, county councillors have warned.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th May 2008, 15:45 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:24 BST

Serious concerns were expressed about the condition of the congested trunk road, used by thousands of vehicles every day.

Members of the strategic environmental services select committee were debating what was described as 'painfully slow' progress towards major schemes for the A27 at Chichester, Arundel and Worthing.

Cllr Mike Hall said that unless some serious money was spent on the road now by the Highways Agency 'we will not have an A27 before the consultation is finished'.

The county council should make sure the agency had a budget to show how to keep the road properly maintained before the major improvements were carried out.

Committee chairman Cllr Phillip Coote said there were fissures at some A27 roundabouts which were so big you could put your fingers into them.

"The whole of the roundabouts coming into Chichester are absolutely dreadful," he said.

For full story and leader see West Sussex Gazette May 28