A busy A-road will face a number of upcoming closures as part of a project to complete a new road.

East Sussex County Council and its contractor Balfour Beatty Living Places announced they will be completing the final phase of the Queensway Gateway project with a £2.5 million investment from Government.

The new road will help reduce congestion and open up land for much-needed employment space in the area.

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It will link the new road with the A21 Sedlescombe Road North via Whitworth Road to improve the connectivity between Bexhill and Hastings, and improve traffic flow in the area.

The work, which begins on September 2, is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Junction Road will be permanently closed and a new public right of way and cycle path will be created.

The A21 Sedlescombe Road North will also have major improvements including the installation of new traffic signals.

Councillor Keith Glazier, leader of East Sussex County Council, said: “The Queensway Gateway Road is an extremely important project which will make a huge difference to the area – improving traffic flow and transport links between Bexhill and Hastings and unlocking the development potential of more business space for employment.

“The county council is committed to the completion of the long-awaited road, and I am pleased that we have been able to act so quickly to get a delivery programme agreed."

From September 2, the A21 Sedlescombe Road North will be closed until September 5 from the entrance to Dunelm to the junction of the A28 Westfield Lane.

The daily closures will be in place between 8pm and 6am.  

This section of road will then be closed again from November 18 until December 31, with diversion routes in place for both closures.

From September 3 to September 29, temporary traffic lights will be in place at the junction of Junction Road and the A21 Sedlescombe Road North.

These will be operating 24 hours a day.

During the work, East Sussex County Council said Maplehurst Road will be accessible for residents and emergency vehicles only, with letters to be sent to residents affected by the work.

From the start of construction in early September, access to the A21 via Junction Road from the Ridge will be unavailable.

Cllr Glazier said: "A project of this scale is inevitably going to cause disruption, but our contractor is working on ways to minimise this including overnight works and the use of noise reduction methods where possible.

"We apologise for the inconvenience this work will cause but ask the public to bear with us as the project will bring significant benefits to the area.”