CPRE Sussex has submitted its response to the consultation on road improvements for the Worthing/Lancing stretch of the A27 (11th September.)  We highlighted the fact that the CPRE 'The End of the Road' Report 2017 reveals that road-building is failing to provide the congestion relief and economic boost promised, while devastating the environment. It directly challenges government claims that ‘the economic gains from road investment are beyond doubt’; that road-building will lead to ‘mile a minute’ journeys; and that the impact on the environment will be limited ‘as far as possible’. The report shows how road building over the past two decades has repeatedly failed to live up to similar aims. We therefore believe that any investment in the existing road needs to be part of a wider package of investment to reduce the use of motorised vehicles on our roads including smart planning for growth and investment in infrastructure for walking, cycling and use of public transport.

CPRE Sussex and the South Downs Society have written a joint letter to the new Secretary of State for Transport to highlight our support for what is locally know as the 'purple route' in relation to the current options identification for improvements to the A27 at Arundel, which will go out for consultation in spring 2017.