MP welcomes funding for cycle path between Lewes and Newhaven
and live on Freeview channel 276
The South Downs National Park has allocated £113,000 of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding for the next phase of Egrets Way, giving cyclists and walkers year-round access to the heart of the National Park, said the MP.
When completed the Egrets Way will form a network of multi-user paths running from Lewes to Newhaven and connecting the villages in between.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdMrs Caulfield said: “Having supported the Egrets Way Project with their applications for funding I am so pleased to see this money going to this excellent project and really look forward to seeing it fully completed.
“These funds will help connect all of the villages between Newhaven and Lewes allowing safe access for walkers and cyclists through the lower Ouse Valley.”
Nearly half of the planned network has been built and is in use, Mrs Caulfield said, with sections of pathway running between Lewes and Kingston, Southease and Rodmell, and Southease and Piddinghoe.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdLewes District Council is also allocating its own CIL funding of £250,000 to pay for the next phase of the project.
Twenty projects across Sussex and Hampshire are set to benefit from a share of £555,000, said Mrs Caulfield.
The funds have been raised through the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which is administered by the SDNPA and paid by developers as a means of supporting new community infrastructure.