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Local MP Demands Quieter Road Surface For Lewes Bypass
Lewes MP, Norman Baker has again called on the Secretary of State for Transport, Alistair Darling, to get the Highways Agency to resurface the A27 Lewes Bypass with low noise surfacing materials.
The MP, who has regularly raised this matter over the years, tabled a parliamentary question asking when local residents could expect a complete resurfacing of the road in line with the Government's 10 Year Transport Plan which commits them to reduce traffic noise by resurfacing blacktop roads such as the A27.
In response, Norman was told that the Highways Agency will undertake repairs to rutting in lane one of 1 kilometre of the road on both eastbound and westbound carriageways later this year and will at the same time resurface that section of road to reduce noise. The Highways Agency have no plans at present to resurface the remainder of the Lewes Bypass and will only undertake further re-surfacing only when structural repairs are required on other sections of the road.
Commenting on this Norman says:
"I am disappointed that the Government is still refusing to set a timescale by which the entire by-pass will be resurfaced. The noise experienced by people living in Lewes, particularly those living in proximity to the A27, is significant and unnecessary given the availability of quieter surfacing materials.
"I suppose we should at least be grateful that the Government is keeping to its word and resurfacing the road with low-noise material as road maintenance works are undertaken."