County Council reviews rejection of Park cycleway
An East Sussex County Council (ESCC) spokesperson said last week that alternative options have been “carefully considered” following the decision of Hastings Borough councillors in December to reject the installation of a cycleway through Alexandra Park. “Having worked on these proposals over a ten-year period, and with no guarantee that an alternative would be feasible, we have decided that we are unable to provide any further resource or funding to develop new proposals on this route at this time,” the spokesperson said.
ESCC is due to enter discussions with South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) to determine how and where remaining externally secured capital funding from the Local Growth Fund programme may be spent. This entails reviewing all schemes within the Hastings and Bexhill Movement and Access package, which include cycle infrastructure proposals in Hastings, to ensure they continue to offer the best value for money and that the funding can be spent by March 2025 – if not, it may presumably, be withdrawn. “Once agreement has been reached with SELEP, we plan to seek approval from the Lead Member for Transport and Environment [CLLR Claire Dowling] this summer,” the spokesperson said.
For more progressive news on the Hastings Greenway cycleway and pedestrian route, see page 9.
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