Crawley Borough Council’s work to improve Ifield Parade has started.
The improvements will be carried out in four phases to make life easier for traders, shoppers and residents.
The first phase will see the majority of paving slabs replaced, new seating and cycle racks installed and trees and shrubs planted.
Work will then stop from the second week in December until after Christmas to keep disruption to a minimum. Phase two will modernise the car park next to the pub, install a CCTV camera in Linchmere Place and create a new bin store for residents.
Phase three will see improvements made to the other car park and phase four will see the installation of a new public toilet and the replacement of the remaining paving.
Councillor Bob Lanzer, Leader of the council, said: “These improvements are part of the council’s longstanding commitment to bring our neighbourhood parades up to scratch.
“Residents have told us they want to see more modern, cleaner and better maintained parades and we have listened.
“As well as Ifield we have completed work at West Green and Northgate, have major projects ongoing in Langley Green and Bewbush and have a plan to improve all of the parades we own by 2013.”
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