[Brighton] The Recurring moan.

[ofco8]

About once a year a moan appears about the state of the A27. Here we go again.

Have just driven each way on the By pass, what a disgrace. The whole length, including slip roads which appear worse, is filled with rubbish of all types of materials.

Has the city now given up on having any decent standards. You can add to the above the graffiti, broken pavements, potholes etc.

Whatever visitors coming to Brighton or passing through Sussex think of all this s***, I don't know.

Added to that, when we arrive at the Amex all we can see is more poo at the moment..

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

 

[Stat Brother]

Brighton train station to Portsmouth Harbour train station - 51.2 miles

Car - 1hr 26 mins (dream on)
Rail - 1hr 30 mins (£24.60/£17:10 rtn)

Neither of those facts should be remotely acceptable and yet seemingly not only are they acceptable but we are happy for them to get worse.

 

[yxee]

Always stuck me as ridiculous that you have to drive north of Maidstone to go from Brighton to Dover.

 

[Notters]

Nothing to do with the city, it's a trunk road so is Highways England's responsibility.

Having said that, roads down there are definitely worse than up here. I guess they get less funding.

 

[Surf's Up]

I'd like to add dog poo to the mix.....

 

[studio150]

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We were evicted from our hole in the ground, we had to go and live in a lake! ...

 

[goldstone]

About once a year a moan appears about the state of the A27. Here we go again.

Have just driven each way on the By pass, what a disgrace. The whole length, including slip roads which appear worse, is filled with rubbish of all types of materials.

Has the city now given up on having any decent standards. You can add to the above the graffiti, broken pavements, potholes etc.

Whatever visitors coming to Brighton or passing through Sussex think of all this s***, I don't know.

Added to that, when we arrive at the Amex all we can see is more poo at the moment..

Just driven along part of the A27 and thought exactly the same thing myself. A complaint to Highways England on the way.

 

[A1X]

And yet strangely for all the moaning political parties which suggest raising tax for things get voted down...

 

[oldboyroy]

Strange because I live in Birmingham and the roads up here are far worse than when I come down to Sussex several times a year. Britain's 2nd city and surrounding areas the roads and rubbish is shocking.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Read the title and thought it was another striker thread.

 

[BNthree]

I'd like to add dog poo to the mix.....

Will that help the tarmac on the A27 last longer or something??

 

[BNthree]

Read the title and thought it was another striker thread.

Could also have been about the old chap that sits near me in the East lower..

 

[blue-shifted]

And yet strangely for all the moaning political parties which suggest raising tax for things get voted down...

Agree with the sentiment entirely, but not even Labour's manifesto stretched to specifying extra money for clearing up the sides of motorways

 

[blue-shifted]

OP And I'd suggest getting onto your MP about it. Highways England are more likely to do something about it. Ie the chance goes up from 1% to 2%

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Brighton train station to Portsmouth Harbour train station - 51.2 miles

Car - 1hr 26 mins (dream on)
Rail - 1hr 30 mins (£24.60/£17:10 rtn)

Neither of those facts should be remotely acceptable and yet seemingly not only are they acceptable but we are happy for them to get worse.

Although you couldn't get to Portsmouth for a couple of days this week due to signalling issues so would have ended up on a bus on the A27 anyway for part of your journey

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Nothing to do with the city, it's a trunk road so is Highways England's responsibility.

Having said that, roads down there are definitely worse than up here. I guess they get less funding.

The roads down here in the SW are generally very good, especially compared to East Sussex.
I drove down to Heathfield at Christmas, down the A21 to Hurst Green and turned right through Etchingham, what a joke, cars were driving on the wrong side to avoid huge potholes, I had to do the same, part of the road had subsided away and there was hardly any tarmac on the road, worst I have seen for a very long time.
Also the road from Heathfield down to the Boship Roundabout is appalling.
I know it's Kent but my home town Tunbridge Wells has dreadful roads all over the town.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Always stuck me as ridiculous that you have to drive north of Maidstone to go from Brighton to Dover.

Not if you take the scenic route.

And with the constant 50 mph restrictions on the 2, 20, 26, 25 and 23, it is just as quick. I know, I have to do it every home game

And don't talk to me about trains - an hour and 20 to Victoria and another hour to Brighton, and another 15 minutes to Falmer, plus waiting around time, 3 hours each way.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Let's face it. This county is a joke.

But it will all improve after Brexit. Boris promised. Sunny uplands.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Brighton train station to Portsmouth Harbour train station - 51.2 miles

Car - 1hr 26 mins (dream on)
Rail - 1hr 30 mins (£24.60/£17:10 rtn)

Neither of those facts should be remotely acceptable and yet seemingly not only are they acceptable but we are happy for them to get worse.

Rail is frequently longer than 1hr 30 mins. I’ve had to travel to Littlehampton and change, or change at Barnham, Havant etc to pick up a SW train, even though there is a direct train from Brighton to Portsmouth Harbour. I think almost every time I’ve done that journey, I’ve been able to claim delay repay.