Construction starts in £8.85million project to help Crawley’s economic growth

Thursday, 1 July 2021 12:37

From left, Marie Ovenden, Colin Bexley, Peter Smith, Clem Smith, Ayad Hassan and Bob Lanzer

It's part of the Eastern Gateway project

Construction has started on a £8.85million scheme in the heart of Crawley to help support economic growth.

Key stakeholders visited the Eastern Gateway project on Tuesday (29 June) to see the start of work on a scheme to improve town centre connectivity and public spaces and support development opportunities at the Town Hall, County Buildings, Telford Place and Crawley College.

Among them was Bob Lanzer, West Sussex County Council Cabinet representative on the Crawley Growth Programme. Bob says “this is a really exciting milestone moment in this project. It’s great to see that construction is underway after all the hard work that has gone into developing the scheme which will help breathe new life into the heart of Crawley.”

Councillor Peter Smith, Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development at Crawley Borough Council, added "the Eastern Gateway scheme will bring about another major improvement to our town centre. This Crawley Growth Programme scheme will create improved public spaces, better pedestrian and cycle routes without impacting other vehicle traffic and upgraded connectivity for residents, visitors and businesses, while enhancing the attractiveness of town centre sites earmarked for major developments.”

Residents and businesses can get an insight into the project with this fly-through visualisation:

The Crawley Growth Programme is being delivered by a major partnership of public and private organisations, including the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, West Sussex County Council, Crawley Borough Council, Metrobus, Gatwick Airport Limited and Manor Royal Business Improvement District (BID) Company.

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