Here’s an important reminder that there are lane closures on the A27 between Lancing and the Shoreham flyover starting this Friday from 9pm lasting to 6am on Monday. Eastbound lanes will be closed this weekend, then April 29th, May 13th and June 10th weekends. These are scheduled closures to finish off drainage and surfacing work so at last we can have a roadwork free trunk road for the best part of the summer.
The main diversion will as usual be via the A259 and so I have reminded West Sussex Highways Department that it would be a very good idea to make sure there are no roadworks scheduled on those weekends that could possibly be avoided. That stretch of the A259 has become notorious for poorly organised roadworks involving lane closures and inevitable traffic chaos between the Saltings roundabout and Lancing Beach Green, often masquerading as emergency work when it is not. Anyone following my campaign on inconsiderate roadworks will have seen me there sounding off several times! Please keep your eyes peeled and let me know if this does not turn out to be the case, although I am sure it will be difficult to miss.
Huge congratulations to Worthing’s own ‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook who has just become the first person to run the whole length of Africa from the southernmost tip of South Africa to the most northerly tip of Tunisia. That is the equivalent distance of 360 marathons, and he has completed it in 352 days not without some mishaps, the latest being refused a visa to enter Algeria until we were able to intervene with the Embassy in London and they eventually welcomed him in with open arms.
Russ’s social media handle ‘Hardest Geezer’ is clearly an understatement, and this is only the latest of some incredible long-distance endurance feats he has completed around the world. He is raising money for good causes and at the time of writing had hit over £750,000 - there is still plenty of time to donate to help him reach his ultimate £1m target at www.givestar.io/gs/PROJECTAFRICA
