Brighton: Stanmer Park road to be closed for a week

The access route through Brighton's Stanmer Park is in desperate need of repair, the council said. It will be closed for five days from October 14, meaning motorists will not be able to access two of the park's six car parks at the Church and Patchway. The 78 bus which goes up Stony Mere Way will drop passengers off at the main entrance rather than at the bus stop during the works.

The road has around 80,000 vehicles driving on it each year, which is why it is in urgent need of repair, Brighton and Hove City Council said. To improve the road surface, contractors will dig up the original road before recycling the existing stones and tarmac with a binder as a base and resurfacing using traditional asphalt with a high recycled..



. Ellie Crabbe.