A27 Greggs Drive-Thru roadworks: traffic management lessons for designers
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell
First reported on New Civil Engineer
30 Second Briefing
Roadworks on the A27 in Sussex linked to construction of a new Greggs Drive-Thru have drawn public criticism from a local MP, who is “very disappointed” with contractor Rontec Services’ handling of the scheme. The works, associated with access and frontage changes to the trunk road, are causing disruption on a key east–west corridor already operating near capacity at peak times. For designers and contractors, the row signals growing political scrutiny of traffic management, phasing, and stakeholder communication on small commercial access schemes to strategic routes.
Technical Brief
- Works are being delivered by Rontec Services under a commercial access scheme tied to a Greggs Drive-Thru.
Our Take
In our infrastructure coverage, the A27 corridor in Sussex appears frequently as a congestion and safety pinch point, so even relatively small commercial schemes like the Greggs drive-thru can attract disproportionate political scrutiny when they add to perceived disruption.
Rontec Services features in several UK roadside development items in our database, and its model of pairing fuel retail with branded food outlets often triggers local highway capacity and access-design reviews, which can lengthen programme times compared with stand‑alone retail builds.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
