A27 road

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UK road A27.svg
A27
A27 road map.png
Major junctions
West end Whiteparish (near Salisbury, Wiltshire)
Major intersectionsUK road A36.svg A36
UK-Motorway-M3.svg M3
UK road A33.svg A33
UK road A32.svg A32
UK-Motorway-M27.svg M27
UK-Motorway-M275.svg M275
UK road A3.svg A3
UK-Motorway-A3 (M).svg A3(M)
UK road A259.svg A259
UK road A29.svg A29
UK road A280.svg A280
UK road A24.svg A24
UK road A283.svg A283
UK road A23.svg A23
UK road A26.svg A26
UK road A22.svg A22
East end Pevensey (near Bexhill, East Sussex)
Location
Country United Kingdom
Primary
destinations 		Southampton
Fareham
Portsmouth
Chichester
Littlehampton
Worthing
Brighton and Hove
Lewes
Eastbourne
Road network
← UK road A26.svg A26 → UK road A28.svg A28

The A27 is a major road in England. It runs from its junction with the A36 at Whiteparish (near Salisbury) in the county of Wiltshire, follows the south coast of Hampshire and West Sussex, and terminates at Pevensey (near Eastbourne and Bexhill) in East Sussex.

Contents

It is the westernmost road in Zone 2 in the UK road numbering system.

Between Portsmouth and Lewes, it is one of the busiest trunk roads in the UK.

History

Historically, for longer distance movement along the south coast, the M25 in combination with the M2, M20, M23 / A23, A3 / A3(M) and M3 has provided an attractive alternative to the actual south coast route of A259, A27 and M27. In 2002 an offpeak journey between Margate and Southampton via the M25 took 2 hours 30 minutes, and via the coastal route using the A259, A27 and M27 took 3 hours 50 minutes. [1] The reason the coastal route is so much slower than the M25 alternative is largely due to a series of bottlenecks on the A27. These include Chichester, Arundel, Worthing and Polegate. [2]

The British government announced, in its 2013 spending review, that it would go ahead with improvements to the Chichester bypass. [3] The Highways Agency said that the proposals would be subject to public consultation in July 2015. The preferred route would then be announced in September 2015 and the plan would be to start construction in February 2018 with a completion date of December 2019. [4] [5] [6] However the timescales were then revised. There was a six-week public consultation period during Spring 2016. The proposed construction would then commence in March 2019 with a completion date of March 2021. [7] After five options were published and two dropped the government cancelled the whole project on 28 February 2017, citing lack of support from local authorities as the main reason. [8] [9] Chichester Bypass is now scheduled to be included in "RIS3". [lower-alpha 1] A proposed scheme to bypass Lancing and Sompting (as well as other sections) was dropped in 1988. [11]

A proposed scheme to bypass Arundel was dropped in 2003, although the junction at the end of the dual carriageway has been partly made into an underpass. [12] [13] However, the scheme was relaunched in Spring 2018 when Highways England announced their preferred route, choosing a "a modified version of Option 5A". [14] Although the document claims 48% of respondents support this option, there are worries that the new road may damage ancient woodland in the South Downs National Park. [15] With protests about the western end destroying an ancient woodland, Highways England consulted further in October 2019 and in October 2020 announced a new preferred route that is 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) long and avoids the South Downs National Park and ancient woodland entirely. Plans now deferred until 2025-2030. [16] [17]

At Worthing, where the possibility of a bypass has often been discussed since 1967, even getting as far as passing the inspector's report at a public inquiry, the plan was dropped in 1996 following rising costs. [18] Arundel and Worthing are both areas of known traffic congestion during times of peak usage. [2] [19] The proposed improvements for Worthing could begin in 2025 and be completed by 2027. [lower-alpha 1]

A bridge over the level crossing at Beddingham was completed on 22 August 2008. [20] The original proposal called for a dual carriageway standard link with a bridge over the crossing. [21] However, the actual project involved improving the original single carriageway road by providing two lanes westbound and one lane eastbound between the Southerham and Beddingham roundabouts. [20]

Despite the limited improvements to the A27, it is still substantially quicker (usually more than an hour difference) to travel from Southampton to Margate via the M25 route compared to the coast route of A259, A27 and M27. [22] [23]

Because of all the delays along its route, according to West Sussex County Council, the A27 is the most unreliable all-purpose trunk road in England. [24] Further, it is widely considered by businesses on the coast to cost money and inhibit economic performance due to its unreliability and frequent congestion. [25]

Highways England commissioned a report by "Transport Focus" to undertake road user priorities. The South Central route, that is largely the A27, was one of the lower rated routes with 50% of users experiencing problems. Out of a list of strategic routes across the whole of England only two were rated worse than the South Central route: the M25 to Solent route (61%) and the London Orbital and M23 to Gatwick (58%). Further Highways England identified the A27 between Lancing and the A24; between Arundel and the A284; between the A23 and Polegate; also around Chichester as being some of worst performing links in the country for safety issues. [26] One accident victim was Actor Desmond Llewelyn, who portrayed Q in a large portion of the James Bond film series and was fatally injured in a car accident on the A27 in 1999, at Firle, on the A23 to Polegate section. [27]

There are several sections of the A27 that fall inside the Highways Agency nationwide top 250 collision rankings: [28]

Serious incidents

Shoreham Airshow crash

At the Shoreham Airshow on 22 August 2015, a Hawker Hunter crashed into the A27, striking several vehicles and killing eleven people. [29] The road was completely closed for eight days and did not fully reopen until 16 September 2015. [30]

Flooding

In November 2022, during the outbreak of flooding, the road near Chichester, Emsworth and Havant was extensively covered with floodwater. 20 cars were trapped on this section of the road. [31]

Description

A27 near Brighton and Hove, East Sussex A27 near Brighton and Hove East Sussex.jpg
A27 near Brighton and Hove, East Sussex
A27 north of Portsmouth, at its junction with the M27 A27 near Hilsea, Portsmouth, UK.jpg
A27 north of Portsmouth, at its junction with the M27

The road starts at its junction with the A36 at Whiteparish. It runs through Romsey, Chilworth, at which point it follows a Roman Road, Swaythling, West End and Bursledon. It then closely parallels the south coast and travels on via Fareham, Cosham, Havant, Chichester, Arundel, Worthing, Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Hove, Brighton, Falmer, Lewes and Polegate where it then terminates at Pevensey in East Sussex. [32]

A section of the A27 running from the eastern end of the M27 to the end of the road at Pevensey forms part of, what was known as, the South Coast Trunk Road. Much of the road has been improved to dual carriageway standard, with the westernmost section of the trunk portion even having as much as four lanes plus a hard shoulder in each direction, and on a motorway alignment with grade-separated junctions. This is perhaps a reflection that the M27 was once proposed to run as far as Chichester. [33]

The road runs east from Portsmouth to Havant then on to the Warblington/ Emsworth exit. Beyond Warblington the dual carriageway east has no junctions in it until it reaches Chichester, where the by-pass has five roundabouts and one traffic signal controlled junction, that disrupt the mainline flow of the road. [4] [34] The Chichester by-pass is regularly subject to congestion [35] and although a public inquiry has proposed improvements, those improvements are currently on hold. [4]

East of Chichester the road largely retains a two-lane dual-carriageway standard. There are, however a couple of sections of single-carriageway; at Arundel and at Worthing. [36] These are both areas of known traffic congestion during times of peak usage. [37]

At the junction of the A27 and the A24, the A27 has a brief section where the road is designated 'A27' and 'A24' before continuing from the 'Grove Lodge' roundabout where the road is named "Upper Brighton Road". [32] After Worthing, the A27 passes Sompting on the Sompting Bypass before passing through Lancing where there are traffic lights and a roundabout which disrupt traffic flow. Just before the road crosses the River Adur near Shoreham via the 'Shoreham flyover' (constructed 1968-70 [38] ), there is a traffic light-controlled intersection close to Lancing College and the headquarters of Ricardo plc which was the scene of the multiple-fatality Shoreham Airshow crash in 2015. [39] After the 'flyover' over the Adur, the A27 then runs past the Holmbush interchange (Shoreham-by-Sea) and on through the Southwick Hill Tunnel, at that point entering the City of Brighton and Hove, traditionally (though no longer administratively) part of East Sussex.

Later, it passes Brighton  — where it is known as the Brighton Bypass [40]  — and around the South Downs. The junction of the A23 and the A27 is often slow in the morning rush hour.

It then passes around Falmer with this section of road having three lanes in each direction but loses the third lane later. When Brighton and Hove Albion play at home this section can become congested due to its proximity to Falmer Stadium. The road passes into East Sussex proper just to the west of the Falmer junction.

Afterwards, it passes south of Lewes where it meets the A26 road to Newhaven.

Here, the road becomes a single carriageway standard and formerly crossed a level crossing until it was bypassed by a bridge which opened in 2008. The South Coast Multi-Modal Study (SoCoMMS) recommended a dual carriageway, but the Highways Agency built it to a cheaper single-carriageway standard. Plans are still proposed for upgrading this later. [36] [41]

The road afterwards reverts to a dual carriageway with access to the A22, which provides links to Eastbourne and Hailsham.

The road then once again becomes a single carriageway near Pevensey, where the road ends, and the South Coast Trunk Road transfers over to the A259; this coast road starts in Emsworth and shadows the route of the A27.

Work on the contentious Bexhill to Hastings link road commenced in early 2013 and was completed in late 2015. The road provides a more direct link from the A27 to the A28 road via the A259 road. [42]

Landmarks on the route

A27 crossing the Adur flyover, near Shoreham, West Sussex Adur flyover road junction aerial photo Aug2009.JPG
A27 crossing the Adur flyover, near Shoreham, West Sussex

Proposed developments

The National Highways Agency state on their website that the A27 is the only east–west trunk road south of the M25 and it serves a population of more than 750,000 people along the south coast. They also say that safety is a problem along the A27 with many accidents and incidents along its length. To improve its safety and serviceability they intend to make improvements to the road. [43] This includes:

Junctions

CountyLocationmikmCoordDestinationsNotes
Wiltshire —00 [coord 1] UK road A36.svg A36 - Southampton, Salisbury
Hampshire Romsey 8.513.7 [coord 2] UK road A3090.svg A3090 - Bournemouth, Ringwood, Southampton, Ower, Cadnam, Romsey, Winchester
9.315.0 [coord 3] UK road A3090.svg A3090 - Winchester, Stockbridge
—10.316.6 [coord 4] UK road A3057.svg A3057 - Southampton, Nursling, Rownhams, Lordshill
Southampton 15.124.3 [coord 5] UK road A33.svg A33 - Southampton

UK-Motorway-M3.svg M3 - London, Eastleigh, Winchester

16.626.7 [coord 6] UK road A335.svg A335 - Eastleigh, Southampton Center Detour along Stoneham lane and the A335 is required to continue along the A27
19.932.1 [coord 7] UK road A334.svg A334 - Southampton, Bitterne, Botley, Hedge End
21.234.2 [coord 8] UK road A3024.svg A3024 - Portsmouth, Southampton, Bitterne

UK road A3025.svg A3025 - Woolston

Park Gate 24.539.4 [coord 9] UK road A3051.svg A3051 - Botley
24.839.9 [coord 10] UK road A27.svg A27 - Fareham, Titchfield, Warsash Road splits into two branches
North branch
25.240.6 [coord 11] UK-Motorway-M27.svg M27 - Southampton, Winchester, Portsmouth, Fareham
South branch
Fareham 29.146.8 [coord 12] UK road A32.svg A32 - Gosport
29.747.3 [coord 13] UK road A32.svg A32 - Alton, Wickham Road splits into two branches
North branch
30.348.3 [coord 14] UK-Motorway-M27.svg M27 - Southampton, Alton, Portsmouth, Brighton
East branch
Portsmouth 33.353.1 [coord 15] UK-Motorway-M27.svg M27 - Portsmouth, Southampton

UK road A3.svg A3 - Cosham, Paulsgrove, Waterlooville

34.354.6 [coord 16] UK-Motorway-M27.svg M27 - Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham

UK road A3.svg A3 - Hilsea
UK road A397.svg A397 - Cosham, Waterlooville

no access from M27 to A27 going west and vice versa
35.657.3 [coord 17] UK road A2030.svg A2030 - Farlington, Drayton, Portsmouth, Southsea, Fratton, Hilsea
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

*Ceremonial Counties

Coordinate list
  1. ↑ 51°00′44″N1°40′51″W / 51.0123°N 1.6809°W
  2. ↑ 50°59′00″N1°30′22″W / 50.9834°N 1.5060°W
  3. ↑ 50°59′17″N1°29′22″W / 50.9880°N 1.4895°W
  4. ↑ 50°58′34″N1°28′51″W / 50.9761°N 1.4809°W
  5. ↑ 50°57′09″N1°24′14″W / 50.9524°N 1.4039°W
  6. ↑ 50°56′32″N1°22′33″W / 50.9423°N 1.3758°W
  7. ↑ 50°54′51″N1°19′40″W / 50.9143°N 1.3277°W
  8. ↑ 50°53′47″N1°19′09″W / 50.8963°N 1.3191°W
  9. ↑ 50°52′14″N1°15′53″W / 50.8706°N 1.2646°W
  10. ↑ 50°52′08″N1°15′17″W / 50.8690°N 1.2547°W
  11. ↑ 50°52′28″N1°15′09″W / 50.8744°N 1.2525°W
  12. ↑ 50°51′02″N1°10′39″W / 50.8505°N 1.1774°W
  13. ↑ 50°51′12″N1°10′03″W / 50.8532°N 1.1675°W
  14. ↑ 50°51′36″N1°09′27″W / 50.8600°N 1.1576°W
  15. ↑ 50°50′45″N1°05′17″W / 50.8459°N 1.0881°W
  16. ↑ 50°50′15″N1°04′22″W / 50.8375°N 1.0728°W
  17. ↑ 50°50′05″N1°02′36″W / 50.8347°N 1.0433°W


Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 RP – Road Period. RIS - Road Investment Strategy.
    * RP1 is the financial years 2015/16 to 2019/20 inclusive.
    * RP2 is 2020/21 to 2024/25.
    * RP3 will commence with 2025/26, which means it is planned to be constructed between 2025 & 2030: consultation should begin after 2023.
    * RIS3 - (The "Third Road Investment Strategy") includes 32 schemes,that the Highways Agency has identified by working closely with the Department for Transport (DfT),that will be developed as part of a pipeline of schemes that may be built in the third road investment period, which runs from 2025 to 2030. [10]

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