Works Status – Ahead of Schedule!

Please note tonight is the final night of the 8pm parking suspension on the park  

We are almost there!

Last night saw the completion of the strengthening works and resurfacing at the end of Marlborough Road, up to the junction with Commerce Way.

The crew also managed to get ahead of schedule ready for their last night of resurfacing works in Commerce Way, by prepping parts of Commerce Way early to help speed up their final exit from the park tonight.

One slight change of plan happened last night, when the road repairs became slightly more than expected after a very warm day. The decision was made to postpone these works until tonight, allowing sufficient time to complete all the repairs and then providing better curing time with less movements on Saturday and Sunday. As a result, the parking suspension will stay in place tonight to ensure nobody parks near or over the damaged areas, providing full access for the Repair Crew as this is the only shot we have to address the damaged areas.

Please note that Commerce Way will be fully closed from 8pm tonight to enable uninterrupted works time for the crew. Please can you access the park via Winston Road from 8pm tonight and park in the Marlborough Road Car Park if you need to enter or exit Commerce Way/Peter Road after 8pm. Thank you.

We are sure that you will all be pleased to hear that when FM Conway complete their works tonight, they will be removing all the parking suspension signs and returning the park to completely normal access from then on.

LBP appreciates there has been a little bit of pain for businesses, staff and customers during these works, but we hope you will join LBP in feeling that the pain was really worth it.

After tonight we will have the best roads in West Sussex!

Works status: On Schedule

Please note that flow will return to the correct direction on the one-way system for tonight, but parking is still suspended from 8pm to enable repair works.

A difficult programme of resurfacing was completed last night whilst retaining full access to the one-way system, albeit the wrong way round again.

As a result, the Marlborough Road/Winston Road Junction now has a beautiful unrutted surface to enable safe entrance to the park, along with all the way in front of the Chartwell Road entrance down to halfway across Sussex Transport’s entrance near Commerce Way. The crew have deliberately stopped slightly shy of the previously planed surface, as tonight is all about the north end of Marlborough Road.

We have seen a few road collapses at the north end of Marlborough Road over the past couple of years and West Sussex Highways has therefore commissioned strengthening works on this section to help prevent future issues. The equipment being used tonight will overhang the edges of the strengthened area and therefore Dean has planned ahead to ensure the equipment doesn’t damage any of the newly laid surface. By the end of tonight the final section of Marlborough Road will be strengthened and resurfaced. On Friday, please could everyone drive carefully on this section whilst the works cure.

Last night the crew also planed the whole of Commerce Way, ready for resurfacing on Friday night. Please drive really carefully on Commerce Way for today and tomorrow as the road surface is currently pretty rough, kicking up stones and lots of dust. Apologies to the vehicle owners parking in Commerce Way over the next two days, as the dust level will be determined by the speed of the travelling vehicles.  

Tonight, please only use the Commerce Way entrance if you are heading down Commerce Way or Peter Road, as the crew working on the end of Marlborough Road will be overflowing into Commerce Way. Please therefore be patient with the workers to gain access to the rest of Commerce Way and Peter Road tonight.

Please can everyone else use the Winston Road entrance to access the rest of the park tonight, as the Marlborough Road/ Commerce Way Junction will be completely closed from 8pm to enable the strengthening works. There is a lot to get through here and the crew will not have time for any interruptions as they are trying to clear the road ready for any 5am starters.

Unfortunately, the heat is prolonging the surface curing time and therefore LBP instructed HGV drivers not to turn their wheel whilst stationery and vehicle loaders to place plywood under their runners before loading or unloading.  However, where these instructions have not been followed the surface has been damaged. It is essential that we avoid damage as much as possible, else weak points will be created in the road surface and the surface will degrade quickly over time.

FM Conway has therefore commissioned special equipment arriving just for tonight, to hopefully address the areas of damage found in Chartwell Road and Blenheim Road. A large pad will heat the damaged areas tonight so that the surface can be repaired as best as possible. Please drive careful passed these repair works to safeguard the crew.

Once this work is complete, we will be left with any further areas of damage that occur, so please can you ensure all your drivers and delivery drivers are very careful over the next few days to enable the surface to fully cure undamaged.

Thank you.

Works Status: On Schedule

LBP are pleased to report that a difficult programme of works was completed night last on schedule, whilst maintaining vehicular access to all but Blenheim Road and Brooklands House.

The crew transformed the fourth section of the one-way system in Marlborough Road, from the Marlborough Road Car Park to the junction with Winston Road. They also planed Marlborough Road from the Winston Road Junction, across the Chartwell Road Junction and up to just passed Sussex Transport’s access near Commerce Way.

LBP met with the Liners on site last night to review all lines and one-way arrows. It was recommended to black out the additional double yellow lines outside the Marlborough Road Car Park for now, to provide parking whilst the surface cures fully. Once cured, these lines will be burnt off. The missing lines on Chartwell Road Bend were reviewed and have now been fully painted, along with the loading bays by the Fire Station.

The crew will be resurfacing from the Winston Road junction down to just passed Sussex Transport’s access tonight and planing the end of Marlborough Road and Commerce Way. Please note that as the roadway at the entrance to Commerce Way around the grass area has recently been resurfaced, this area will not be included in these works.

Dean Larter, FM Conway’s Works Supervisor has again carefully planned tonight's works to ensure planing starts at the far end of Commerce Way, to provide access through Commerce Way to Marlborough Road, whilst they resurface the junction with Winston Road. Then by the time the planing reaches the Commerce Way junction with Marlborough Road, the Winston Road access to Chartwell Road will be open.

We are sorry to say it is hard to give an accurate estimate of when the resurfacing at Winston Road Junction will be completed. Please assume that up to midnight you will need to approach from Commerce Way and after midnight use Winston Road, but please be understanding if you are then redirected to the other access point.

To help avoiding any HGV turning issues, LBP will ask Dean to liaise with known HGV operators to let them know when the switch happens again tonight.

Can all vehicles at The Quadrant after 8pm tonight, please use the rear access through Blenheim Road and go the wrong way around the one-way system.

To protect the new surfaces whilst they cure, please could all vehicle loaders help by placing plyboard under their runners when loading cars on the new surface. Free plyboard can be found in the woodstore outside Ruhrpumpen Uk Ltd, on the corner of Marlborough Road and Commerce Way. 

Please could everyone continue to drive slowing on the planed section, as there is exposed ironwork to avoid and driving at speed flicks stones and dust up onto the parked cars. 

Thank you.

Works Status: On Schedule

Last night FM Conway’s crew transformed the third section of Chartwell Road/Marlborough Road, all the way from Chartwell Business Centre up to and including the entrance to the Marlborough Road Car Park, bringing both back into use for staff and customers from now on.

The crew also planed the section from Marlborough Road Car Park to just before the junction with Winston Road, ready for resurfacing tonight. This means that all vehicles will be travelling the one-way system in two directions via the Chartwell Road entrance tonight, with no vehicular access to Blenheim Road and Brooklands House from 8pm.

LBP is sorry to report that additional double yellow lines have been painted opposite the Marlborough Road Car Park and some are still to be painted after the Chartwell Bend. LBP and the Liners are meeting tonight to arrange all the required amendments. 

There will be a difficult juggling act tonight to keep the Chartwell Road junction open for access, as the crew also need to plane Marlborough Road from the junction with Winston Road up to just passed Sussex Transport’s entrance near Commerce Way.

FM Conway has confirmed tonight’s planing will be undertaken in two sections:

• Section 1 - Marlborough Road/ Winston junction to half way across the Chartwell Road junction – during this time please use Commerce Way to access Chartwell Road

• Section 2 – From half way across the Chartwell Road junction to just passed Sussex Transport’s entrance near Commerce Way – during this time please use Winston Road to access Chartwell Road

Please note that two way temporary traffic lights will be in use at the Chartwell Road junction to enable safe access, whilst planing takes place either side of this junction.

We are sorry to say it is very hard to put times on these planing sections but appreciate it’s going to be hard for HGVs to turn if they approach from the wrong access point. Please assume that up to midnight you will need to approach from Commerce Way and after midnight use Winston Road, but please be understanding if you are then redirected to the other access point.

To help avoiding any HGV turning issues, LBP will ask the crew to liaise with known HGV operators to let them know when the switch happens.

Please keep in mind that a two-week full park closure from 8pm to 6am was requested to enable these works. We are sure you will join LBP is thanking FM Conway and West Sussex Highways for working with us to enable business access, by keeping as much as the park open as possible during the works.

LBP has just had a report of vehicles driving too quickly on the planed surface in Marlborough Road. Please could everyone drive slowing on the planed section, as there is exposed ironwork to avoid driving at speed flicks stones and dust up onto the parked cars. 

Thank you.

Works Status: On Schedule

The weekend rain order was definitely delivered in gusto, and LBP is pleased to report this seems to have cleared the forecast for our final week of LBP Road Improvements.

On Friday night, FM Conway’s crew transformed the second section of Chartwell Road all the way around the bend, as well as catching up on the 20 metres at the end of the first section. The third section was also planed from the entrance to Chartwell Business Centre up to and including the entrance to Marlborough Road Car Park.

LBP would like to apologise to local residents ahead of this week’s works as we navigate around to sections of the park which are closer to residential roads. Tonight will unfortunately see a substantial number of extra vehicles parked on residential roads whilst the third section is resurfaced, removing vehicle access for both Chartwell Business Centre and the Marlborough Road Car Park.

The crews will also move on to plane the fourth section tonight, from the Marlborough Road Car Park up to the junction with Winston Road.

Please can all Chartwell Business Centre Customers and night workers who are unable to access their employee parking because of the road improvements, park off the business park just for tonight. If all goes to plan tonight, both these parking areas will be back in use tomorrow, restoring normal parking facilities on the park for the rest of the works.

Please can all drivers slow down on the park today to safeguard the newly laid surfaces and to safely cross the uneven planed area.  Traffic will also be directed the wrong way around the one-way system again tonight to enable the works, so please be aware that you may very well meet oncoming traffic. Thank you.

Works Status: On Schedule

LBP would like to kick-off this update with an apology to all the vehicle owners parked on the first section of Chartwell Road yesterday. Your vehicles were not transported to the Sahara Desert whilst you worked. The four foot of dust you returned to, was a result of the huge number of traffic movements navigating the planed road surface next to your vehicles and unfortunately could not be avoided.

What a difference four nights of LBP Road Improvements has made though!

Spencer Road, Blenheim Road and now the first section of Chartwell Road have been beautifully transformed to provide a sneak peak of what all the public roads across the park will look like, hopefully by the end of next week. 20 metres at the end of the first section of Chartwell Road, has been transferred to tonight's resurfacing work, but this is not expected to impact the schedule. 

The Chartwell Bend has also been planed ready for resurfacing tonight, when the planing will move on to cover the entrance to Chartwell Business Centre (CBC) and Marlborough Road Car Park. This will unavoidably remove access to the Marlborough Road Car Park and CBC from 8pm to 5am tonight and Monday night. Please can all night workers who are unable to access their employee parking because of the road improvements, park off the business park until Tuesday when the Marlborough Road Car Park will be back in use at night again.

Please could you all help?

Early yesterday morning a non-LBP HGV visited a site in Blenheim Road and turned their wheel whilst not in motion, causing some damage to the new road surface. Fortunately, LBP was onsite in time to help flatten the still slightly sticky surface, aided by a kind Rabbit driver who used his vehicle to finish off the flattening. However, this happen again a bit later on and we were unable to flatten the surface completely as they curing process was further advanced.

Please can you update all your drivers and any deliveries companies that you’re expecting, to drive carefully and not turn that wheel unless currently in motion, as we really want the best surface possible to provide longevity. Please can you also ask them to slow completely down through the planed areas, as this will improve safety and reduce dust.

LBP would like to again thank all the businesses and staff for their support in removing parked vehicles from LBP roads by 8pm, this is really helping to keep the works on schedule. Last night two vehicles were lifted to provide unencumbered access for the roadworks crew and two lanes of traffic travelling the wrong way around the one-way system. LBP are sorry this is causing everyone extra work, but please keep this up as it is essential. Thank you.

Works Status: On Schedule

Last night the weather was kinder to us, staying dry and the slight drop in temperature made conditions more suitable for the roadworks crew to keep on schedule, which they did.

LBP is pleased to report that Blenheim Road has now been completed, and the crew safely planed the first section of Chartwell Road after a broken-down flatbed truck was removed from the loading bay near the Fire Station. This provided sufficient carriageway width to enable two lanes of traffic to pass it each other safely.

Last night went without a hitch and LBP would like to thank all drivers for slowing down as they travelled the wrong way around the one-way system. LBP would also like to thank all businesses, night workers and customers for changing their normal parking routines, as this really helped free-up the carriageway width to support the directional changes. Thank you.

We have unbroken sunshine forecast again today, so can all drivers please drive slowly on the new surfaces in Blenheim Road and Spencer Road to ensure they continue to set fully. Please avoid turning the wheel without being in motion, as this will help safeguard the new surfaces too.

As always, the number of traffic movements into the Chartwell Road is expected to be very high today and we ask all drivers to please navigate the works area slowly, as the surface is rough with raised ironwork to navigate around. This section will be resurfaced tonight, and the next section of Chartwell Road will planed.

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Works Status: On Schedule

Rain is obviously welcome at this time of year for our gardens, but not so for the LBP Road Improvement Works. The pouring rain in the early hours of this morning had a real impact on the works, but FM Conway remained on site to wait it out and to keep on schedule.

As a result of their hard work, the surface binding and new surface are complete in Spencer Road, but some of the lining will be completed tonight instead. Blenheim Road has been planed ready for resurfacing works tonight. 

Concern has been raised about the weather conditions impacting the road surface setting process. Luckily the temperature has dropped a little since yesterday so hopefully the temperature will enable the surface to set quicker today, however the continued rain could have an impact.

Please can all drivers travelling on Spencer Road and Blenheim Road today, take real care to slow down. Please can HGV drivers avoid turning their wheel whilst not in motion as this will increase the chance of the surface being damaged before it fully sets.

Along with the Blenheim Road resurfacing and lining tonight, we will also see the first section of Chartwell Road planed ready for resurfacing on Thursday night.  Staff will be onsite from 8pm tonight to redirect vehicles the wrong way around the one-way system, with vehicles entering and exiting on the same piece of road. Please drive slowly tonight to help avoid any head-on collisions.

The rain is forecast to be with today until this afternoon and then due to dry up ready for this evening's works, so let's hope the forecast is accurate.

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Works Status:  On Schedule

Last night FM Conway worked through the heat to plane, bind and paint temporary lines in Spencer Road.

Spencer Road has suffered for periodic collapses and the binder course has been designer to help prevent this in the future.

Tonight they will be resurfacing Spencer Road and planing Blenheim Road.

Please contact LBP on 07584 503729 if you require business access after 8pm each night and we will work with you to agree an Access Plan.

Please keep night vehicle movements to a minmum during the works with no parking on LBP road from 8pm to 6am to enable works access. Any obstructing vehicles will be lifted using West Sussex County Council's lifting powers.

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It has been a busy week preparing for West Sussex County Council's major investment in the public highways on Lancing Business Park, which starts at 8pm next Monday night. 

This Tuesday, LBP met with road contractors- FM Conway to walk the park discussing the planned works, business access, vehicle obstructions and witness marking all the road markings, which will be fully repainted as part of this project.

LBP has been supporting businesses to find solutions around expected access issues during these night works but still has a couple of Access Plans to issue.

LBP is pleased to confirm that if the weather is dry and works goes to plan each night, FM Conway hope to exit the park by 2am. This will therefore reopen LBP roads ready for businesses who work in the early hours and many who start at 5am. 

LBP therefore asks for everyone's support in please removing vehicles from all public LBP roads before 8pm each night, to enable the crew to work unobstructed, as well as allowing two lanes of traffic to travel around the park safely, and no rain dancing over the next two weeks please.

If night rain is experienced during the works, the crew will be unable to lay the new surface and road markings, which will undoubtedly cause delay to the project. A little of bit of rain won't stop play, as the crew will wait it out to try to keep on track each night, but this will have a knock-on impact to how long before 6am the roads reopen in the morning. 

FM Conway will have staff on the park throughout the works to direct night traffic, often the wrong way around the one-way system. Please drive as carefully as you can, as you may very well encounter HGVs approaching from the other direction.

LBP will definitely be painting the town red when these works are complete, as it will finally resolve the highest priority issue on the park and we are very grateful to West Sussex County Council for their support. LBP has one sad piece of news to relay though...

West Sussex Highways has listen, acted and supported business needs, by fully funding dedicated night works and an advanced quality road surface material, to provide longevity under the constant HGV movements on the park. West Sussex Highways also researched an advanced paint for our road markings and offered to include this in the project too.

The sad new is... the advanced paint takes 3 times as long to lay and 6-12 hours to cure.  West Sussex Highways therefore consulted LBP on the impact of including this paint in the works. LBP sadly had to conclude that the impact to business operations was too extensive, as roads would need to remain closed until lunchtime each day, preventing normal business operations. Unfortunately, this leaves us with the regular paint used on all West Sussex Highways, but being laid on a new fresh surface will hopefully reduce paint wear from the constant vehicle movements on the park.

Dean Larter, FM Conway's Works Supervisor for this project, has kindly provided his mobile number for businesses to make contact if there are any issues during the night works that he can help with. Dean's number is 07824 301052.  Obviously, please only call Dean whilst the crew is on the park at night, as we want him rested ready the next night's work.

If you would like to raise an issue you are concerned may happen, please call LBP on 07584 503729 and we will work with FM Conway to help mitigate that issue for you.

LBP understands that no parking on LBP public roads from 8pm each night for the next two weeks is going to be tricky, but please let your night staff know they are welcome to park free of charge in the Marlborough Road Car Park next to Lancing Fire Station. Please be aware that West Sussex Highways will need to use their Lifting Powers for any vehicles left on the roads at 8pm, as the planing works will cause damage to the vehicles and the vehicles will cause obstruction/delays to works.

Each morning LBP will publish a progress update in the Latest News box on the homepage of the LBP website, to help keep businesses updated. LBP are hoping this update will constantly read that we are on schedule, but please help by checking the updates each day to avoid any impact to your business. Thank you.

We hope that by working together the works will be completed on schedule, help avoid any access issues, and all LBP roads will be reopened as quickly as possible. 

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