The council’s highway network plays a strategic role in connecting people and places across the county.
It supports the wellbeing of our residents, enables our communities to thrive and provides our residents with access to jobs, learning and business opportunities.
The highway network has a variety of assets with over:
- 4000 km of carriageways
- 880 highway structures
- 131,000 gullies
- 69,000 streetlights
- 75,000 signs and bollards
These network assets require constant review to ensure they are in a good state of repair. To replace all the carriageways within West Sussex would cost in the region of £5.5bn, and £695m for the footways.
To make the most of these assets and deliver a good service for our customers and stakeholders, we use data and information to ensure that we carry out maintenance at the right time with the right treatment.
The purpose of the Highways Asset Management Policy and Strategy is to support the council’s priorities and outcomes through the management of its physical highway assets. This policy defines the statements for the management of all these highway assets.