Third phase of '˜key' Eastbourne cycle network approved

The third phase of Eastbourne Sovereign Harbour's cycle network has been approved by county councillors.
A cycle network is set to link Sovereign Harbour to Eastbourne's town centreA cycle network is set to link Sovereign Harbour to Eastbourne's town centre
A cycle network is set to link Sovereign Harbour to Eastbourne's town centre

This stretch runs from Lottbridge Drove to the Langney roundabout with a spur following Crumbles Sewer to the A259 Seaside.

Waiting restrictions in a small section of Birch Road will allow cyclists to cross unimpeded by parked cars, while restrictions on a 41-metre of Seaside to allow the county council to widen both a stretch of pavement and an existing traffic island.

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East Sussex County Council’s planning committee voted against upholding an objection to the scheme as one resident had opposed the loss of parking spaces at a meeting last Wednesday (February 8).

Officers described the Sovereign Harbour Cycle Network as a ‘key part’ of Eastbourne’s cycle strategy.

Councillor Barry Taylor said: “It’s very difficult when you have to widen footways and remove parking but I do not believe it’s that much of a problem in this area.”

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