West Sussex County Council: Traffic Calming

Traffic engineering, calming and management, are terms used for measures that affect or influence the movement of vehicles and other traffic on the roads. These measures are used to promote safety or to preserve or improve the highway environment.

The following pages explain how we prioritise traffic calming schemes, gives details about past schemes and information about current and planned schemes. There will also be the chance to view plans and comment on the proposals put forward for new schemes.

Current situation and new schemes

A consultation process, following preliminary design, has been completed for Worth Road in Crawley. The results of the consultation have been analysed and proposals put to the East Crawley County Local Committee (CLC) in February.  Permission was given for the Traffic Regulation Orders for the speed cushions and Police layby to be advertised by public notice.

The scheme in Columbia Drive, Worthing was successfully carried out during the summer of 2009 and traffic speeds will be monitored after a settling down period.

The Heene Road, Worthing scheme is due for construction in the summer of 2010

Visit traffic calming schemes in West Sussex for full details on current and past schemes.

• An introduction to traffic engineering and calming measures
• Choosing traffic engineering and calming sites
• Frequently asked questions
• Traffic Calming Schemes in West Sussex