Community Highways Initiative

The Community Highways initiative is a programme which enables local communities to take ownership of projects that benefit their neighbourhoods: Community Highways.

East Sussex County Council is responsible for delivering core highways services in the County and has adopted an Asset Management approach to the prioritisation of its highway maintenance and investment in highway infrastructure.

What is Community Highways?

Community Highways is a suite of products which allow the community to design, fund and carry out highway works. These products are all designed to increase community self-serve and manage expectations at a time of constricting budgets.

Fingerpost Match Funding: https://live.eastsussexhighways.com/services/fingerpost-match-funding

East Sussex County Council agree to offer match funding for two fingerposts per parish per financial year, with applications being dealt with on a first come first served basis until the budget is used up.

Volunteering: https://live.eastsussexhighways.com/services/community-highways-volunteering

Subject to agreement, the following types of work could be included in a volunteering scheme:

• Cutting back vegetation overhanging the road or footway
• Clearing footways of weeds
• Sign cleaning
• Litter picking
• Painting Highway Assets