East Grinstead and Uckfield Conservatives have welcomed news of £120-million of funding from the government, over the next eleven years, meaning thousands of people across East and West Sussex will enjoy smoother, safer, and faster road journeys.
Some £52.4-million is promised for East Sussex, including Uckfield, with £67.6-million destined for West Sussex roads, including East Grinstead.
The funding follows the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement at Conservative Party Conference that the £36 billion that would have been spent extending HS2 would now be spent on long-term transport improvements that will deliver better, faster journeys for far more people.
New plans allow the Conservative Government to invest £8.3 billion, enough to resurface over 5,000 miles of roads across the country, saving motorists up to £440 on vehicle repairs and creating smoother, safer and easier journeys for all.
This is one of the key cornerstones of Network North to improve every day journeys. This funding comes on top of the local transport, road and rail budgets allocated at the last Spending Review and in addition to what local authorities were already expecting for the next decade.
This announcement is only possible due to the long-term decision the Conservative Government has taken to redirect every penny of savings from HS2 in transport projects across the country – benefitting more people in more places, more quickly.
