Consultation dates and five A27 upgrade options announced for Chichester

By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jun 2016, 13:15 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 02:23 BST
The public consultations will start on July 14The public consultations will start on July 14
The public consultations will start on July 14

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Public consultations for Chichester's A27 improvement scheme will start in two weeks' time and include five options.

The ten-week public consultation will get underway on July 14, with Highway England holding 14 ‘information exhibitions’ at venues across Chichester and in neighbouring villages, it has been announced today, Thursday, June 30.

The Government transport authority has also revealed details on each of the five options it is considering, which all involve upgrading the initial stretch.

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They range from adding slip roads at the Fishbourne and Bognor roundabouts only, adding traffic signals to four of the junctions or adding traffic signals to three of the junctions and widening the road to three lanes between Fishbourne and Bognor Road.

Project manager Valerie Stephens said: “We are committed to improving journeys for the 45,000 drivers who use the A27 in Chichester every day and now the Government’s record investment in roads means those improvements are coming.

“We want to make sure the improvements we take forward are the right ones for drivers and people living and working in Chichester and they deliver the most overall benefit and value.

“We genuinely want to hear what people think and the consultation will help shape the final plans.”

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Funding for the scheme has been pledged from the Department for Transport’s £15bn Roads Investment Strategy, with the latest estimate for the Chichester scheme given to be between £100m and £250m, and expected to be ‘at the lower end’, according to Highways’ CEO.

Highways said it’s five options were centred around ‘providing people with better journeys, cutting congestion and improving the economy’.

In an announcement today, Highways said all five options being considered involved ‘major upgrades to junctions along the existing stretch, giving the following brief description of each:

n 1 – New slip roads at two junctions (Fishbourne and Bognor) and restricted access at others.