PAVEMENTS in Worthing and Lancing are among 70 sites which the county council has improved in the current financial year.

The 70 compares with 90 for the whole of 2016/17.

Feedback from residents via survey cards has also been positive with 97.4 per cent saying they were satisfied with the work.

Bob Lanzer, West Sussex County Council’s cabinet member for highways and infrastructure, said: “It’s great to hear Even Better Pavements is making such good progress and also that all the hard work is appreciated by residents.”

The list includes:

  • Crabtree Lane, Lancing – Monks Recreation Ground is within this road and is a busy walking route to nearby schools
  • Victoria Road and Elizabeth Road, Worthing – surgery, veterinary surgery and church are near
  • Norfolk Street and Cobden Road, Worthing – St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Heene Cof E Primary School and Victoria Park recreation ground are within these roads
  • Salvington Road, Worthing – location of numerous community facilities including Durrington Junior School, library, church and care homes
  • Durrington Hill, Worthing – church is within this road and is a walking route to a local hospital and schools
  • Chesswood Road, Worthing – location of Chesswood Junior School, church and numerous nursery schools and health centres
  • Ham Road, Worthing – walking route to local shops and numerous nearby schools and nurseries.

West Sussex Highways looks after nearly 4,000km of pavements in the county and every pavement is inspected at least once a year.

The Even Better Pavements work is above and beyond the annual road improvements and maintenance programme.

Priority is given to pathways used for approaches to schools, clinics and hospitals, and areas with high footfall, with the aim of helping to protect the most vulnerable in the community from slips, trips and falls on uneven surfaces.

The county council spent £2 million on Even Better Pavements in 2016/17.