Brighton roads earmarked for safety works

Ten Brighton streets have been chosen for safety improvements over the next year.

Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) chose the addresses based on factors including casualty data and traffic information.

The improvements are part of BHCC's Safer, Better Streets programme to reduce speeding, rat running and perceived collision blackspots while increasing safety for cyclists.

Councillor Trevor Muten said: "This list means we can prioritise those areas most in need of improvement."

The following roads will be added to a priority list for improvements in 2025/2026:

• New England Road / New England Street junction
• Silverdale Road / Old Shoreham Road
• Nevill Road south of Nevill Ave near Orchard Road
• Surrenden Road at Surrenden Holt
• Court Farm Road west of Nevill Close
• Holmes Avenue next to the junctions with Wayfield Avenue and Elm Drive / Cranmer Avenue, Hove
• Hartington Road / Lewes Road (or near Fairlight & St Martin)
• Surrenden Road (north end)
• Locks Hill north of St Nicolas School
• Freshfield Road, junction between Queen's Park Terrace and Cuthbert Road

BHCC said the works would be subject to available funding, including £500,000 from the city's Local Transport Plan budget.

In 2024, BHCC carried out improvement works on five streets and junctions and said it had nine more which are being developed for construction.

Mr Muten added: "We've done some great work in the last year on junctions like Shirley Drive and Blackman Street to make them safer and to improve the junctions for pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles and I look forward to seeing more improvements to come."

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