Plan to shut busy stretch of road next to level crossing near Eastbourne

A busy stretch of road next to a level crossing just outside of Eastbourne is set to close for a day next month.
West Ham and Pevensey level crossing SUS-200218-150130001West Ham and Pevensey level crossing SUS-200218-150130001
West Ham and Pevensey level crossing SUS-200218-150130001

The closure, in Eastbourne Road, will see thirty metres of the road either side of West Ham and Pevensey level crossing shut from 8am to 4pm on March 1 while Network Rail carry out civil engineering works on the railway line.

An alternative route is in place via Eastbourne Road, Rattle Road, Lion Hill, Friday Street, Willingdon Roundabout, Friday Street, Hide Hollow Roundabout, Hide Hollow, Priory Roundabout, Hide Hollow, Eastbourne Road and vice versa, according to the county council.