Emergency road closure explained in Eastbourne
A road in Eastbourne was temporarily closed after a water main burst.
Sussex Traffic Watch first reported the incident, on social media, at 5.50am on Thursday (November 20),
The post read: “Rodmill Drive, Eastbourne – report of a burst water main causing ice on the carriageway. Approach with caution.”
AA Traffic News has reported that the road is closed – due to burst water main and ice – both ways between Beverington Road and A2021 Kings Drive / Cross Levels Way (Rodmill roundabout).
This ‘emergency road closure’ was confirmed by East Sussex Highways – which delivers road maintenance for East Sussex County Council.
“Rodmill Drive, Eastbourne is currently closed due to a water leak and ice on the road,” a post on X read.
"The road will be reopened once the area has been made safe. Thank you for your patience.”
Stagecoach South East advised customers on X (formerly Twitter) that its buses were impacted.
A travel notice read: “Due to burst water main, Rodmill [Drive] is closed and we are unable to serve this road. [The] affected services are 51/52/53/6/1A.”
The road had reportedly reopened by 10.20am.
The company responsible for fixing the problem is South East Water.
A live map on the company’s website shows that a ‘leak’ was first reported on Rodmill Drive at 4.15pm on Wednesday.
Ben Hewes, Distribution manager for South East Water said: “Our teams are on site, repairing a leak on the water main on Rodmill Drive, Eastbourne. It will be fixed as soon as possible.
“We’re sorry for the inconvenience caused by this work.”