This is when the Queensway Gateway Road in St Leonards is set to open

By Richard Gladstone
Published 15th Jul 2021, 17:36 BST
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A controversial road in St Leonards is set to open before the end of the year.

There were fears earlier this year that the Queensway Gateway Road would not open until 2023.

But regeneration company Sea Change, which is behind the project, said today (Thursday, July 15) that the road is due to be completed in November this year.

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The road has been beset by delays throughout its development and work began last September to create a temporary link between the Queensway Gateway Road and the A21 Sedlescombe Road North.

The Queensway Gateway Road (Pic taken in March 2019). SUS-190319-173459001The Queensway Gateway Road (Pic taken in March 2019). SUS-190319-173459001
The Queensway Gateway Road (Pic taken in March 2019). SUS-190319-173459001

In March, a report presented to the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) stated the Queensway Gateway Road (QGR) would be completed ‘in January 2022 at the earliest’ and added that if a compulsory purchase order (CPO) was deemed necessary, completion could be delayed by between six and 18 months, taking the completion date to August 2023.

The road has attracted opposition from environmental campaigners, Seachangewatch.

In March, Andrea Needham, spokesperson for Seachangewatch, said ‘millions of pounds of public money’ had been spent on the road and branded the scheme an unnecessary, environmentally destructive project’.