Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To allow East Sussex Highways to undertake
routine maintenance works, East Sussex County Council have made an
Order under Sections 14(1) and 15(1)(b) of the Road Traffic
Regulation Act 1984, as amended, which will temporarily close the
Cuilfail Tunnel to all through traffic overnight as follows:-
Temporary Road Closures – Cuilfail Tunnel
From 20:00hrs 10 June 2022 to 06:00 hrs 11 June 2022
From 20:00hrs 9 September 2022 to 06:00hrs 10 September 2022
From 20:00hrs 9 December 2022 to 06:00hrs 10 December 2022
From 20:00hrs 10 March 2023 to 06:00hrs 11 March 2023
Temporary Layby Closure
To facilitate these works it will also be necessary to close the
layby, south of the Cuilfail Tunnel as follows;
A26 Southerham Road - from a point 88 metres south of the Cuilfail
Tunnel, southwards for a distance of 75 metres. This will be in
place from 09:00hrs on the Thursday before the closure until
17:00hrs on the Monday after the closure.
A diversion route for through traffic will be signed and maintained
for the duration of the works northbound via A27 Southerham
roundabout - A27 Lewes bypass to Ashcombe roundabout - A275
Brighton Road - A277 Lewes High Street - A2029 Market Street
– A2029 North Street - A2029 Little East Street - A26 Phoenix
Causeway
Publication date: 07/06/2022
Date of decision: 10/06/2022