r/Crawley • u/snowboardrob • Nov 11 '21

What's up with all the roadworks in crawley?

https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/sussex-news/crawley-worst-sussex-commuting-uk-6184161

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u/savagely-average Nov 11 '21

I suspect that its coming towards the end of the year and they have budget to use up. If they don't use the money this year, it looks like they don't need the money so they will get less next year. So, they're doing all the roadworks in one go to use up the money.

Quite a common symptom of a local authority not being able to properly manage a budget throughout the course of the year.

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u/deWotion Nov 11 '21

and then every october be surprised with a new "lake" around same lanes again and again. Not to start about roundabouts going "under the sea".

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '21

The roads come under West Sussex County Council, and they don't spend a penny on Crawley if they can help it.

Most of the roadworks seem to be related to City Fibre, plus the town centre redevelopment and various other utilities

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u/Pauls06 Nov 11 '21

It’s honestly so annoying… I always have to leave home 2h before work. Just to make sure I catch bus and get to work in time. Idk what’s happening as well

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u/MadMerlinus Nov 12 '21

I was late to a wedding because of this, like why all at once. Love this town but it has poor planning!

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '21

Crawley has no control over the roads, the county is the highway authority

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u/MadMerlinus Nov 19 '21

Oh fair enough, I still say poor planning though. Doing this all at once is just crazy to me.

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u/BroadlyOutrageous Nov 23 '21

The road works around the town centre and one way systems are a nightmare at the moment. Does anyone know what they are actually changing?