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How we are fixing the roads - and more to be done

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Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
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Conservatives running East Sussex have outlined how they have been working hard to fix the roads and what more needs to be done.

Across the country, councils are battling a surge in potholes caused by the UK's ageing road network, heavier traffic (including the additional weight of EVs) anc increasingly extreme weather. 

Government funding has not kept pace with rising costs.

In East Sussex, pothole repairs increased 60& under the Conservative administration. 

Repair crews were increased in number across the county from 13 to 24 teams, with tighter control on pothole repairs.

Major resurfacing work will accelerate as weather conditions improve.

Conservatives promise to continue to lobby central government to fund properly East Sussex's roads. 

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Government funding has not kept pace.

Tighter control on pothole repairs.

Conservative ESCC invested £200-million on roads since 2020

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