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# East Sussex MPs meet Highways England
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/east-sussex-mps-meet-highways-england/
- Published: 2016-01-22T23:53:35.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-22T23:53:35.000Z
- Description: Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven along with other East Sussex MPs met Highways England yesterday to discuss improvements to A27.
- Author: Sarah Green
- Tags: In The South, Politics, Simon Kirby MP

## Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven along with other East Sussex MPs met Highways England yesterday to discuss improvements to A27.

![Simon Kirby MP](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web-600-2-27.jpg)

Simon Kirby MP

**In 2015, The Chancellor of the Exchequer** announced £75 million of funding for improvements to the A27\. Mr Kirby organised a meeting in November with Transport Minister **Andrew Jones MP** and other East Sussex MPs, councillors and council officers to discuss the best way to spend the money.

All present clarified their desire that the money be put towards a large-scale, ambitious project to alleviate current capacity and safety issues.

**Mr Kirby said:** *“As Chair of the A27 Reference Group, I was pleased to be able to have this meeting yesterday with Highways England to discuss improvements to the A27\. We are working on a long-term plan to improve the road and I am hoping that these improvements will ease some of the pressure from the A259 in my constituency.”*