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Adopted roads
What is an adopted road?
An adopted road is a road that is maintained at public expense, usually by the highway authority. For most of East Sussex this is the County Council. In Eastbourne and Hastings, highway maintenance is carried out by the Borough Council on our behalf.

All adopted roads are regularly inspected and maintained. As well as repairs to the surface, other works include:

grass cutting
tree pruning
weed killing
gulley cleaning
renewal of road markings.
Other highways, such as Public Rights of Way (PROW) are open to the public but are not inspected or maintained to the same level as roads and footpaths
How does a road become adopted?
If a road is built by us, adoption is usually straightforward. If a road is built by a third party, eg the builder of a residential, commercial or industrial development, a legal agreement is made with us to make sure that the new highway is adopted into the overall network.

When we are asked to adopt a road, we have to make sure that:

the third party proposing adoption has ownership rights
it is suitably built
it meets design standards, eg road layout and alignment
it is in good repair with no defects
the drains are big enough and working properly
the streetlights meets necessary standards.
We may also need a financial contribution for any future maintenance.

Further information
To find out more about road adoption, contact the appropriate local area highways office.