However, the college and East Sussex County Council said funding for the track had dried up.
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) said the road was "crucial" to regenerate the deprived local economy.
They will meet the Environment Agency, Arun District Council and West Sussex County Council later.
East Sussex County Council has set out to cut its electricity bill and also reduce carbon emissions.
Both the government and East Sussex County Council have said the road will regenerate a deprived area.
East Sussex County Council said an increasing deer population in recent years had led to more accidents.
Vehicles more than 6ft 6in wide will be banned from Midhurst town centre, West Sussex County Council said.
East Sussex County Council said a merger would raise standards, but the vast majority of people consulted disagreed.
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Both West Sussex County Council and Chichester District Council referred the issue to their standards committees to be investigated.
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The internal probe followed an independent audit carried out by East Sussex County Council (ESCC) into the cost increases.
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Mr Justice Ouseley quashed East Sussex County Council's decision to reclassify Newhaven's West Beach following a planning inquiry in 2010.
West Sussex County Council said if work was not done now the bridge in Crawley would eventually fail safety tests.
The education secretary has described East Sussex County Council as a barrier to the progress of the government's academy programme.
Demonstrators at East Sussex County Council's headquarters, in Lewes, also objected to the council spending the money while cutting services.
On Thursday, the government confirmed East Sussex County Council could acquire the land needed for the scheme through compulsory purchase orders.
Mr Jones, who has been leader of East Sussex County Council for 12 years, said the honour was a "pleasant surprise".
Other Sussex residents on the list include the leader of East Sussex County Council, Peter Jones, who has been appointed CBE.
The A22 Hailsham bypass improvement project was described by East Sussex County Council as the largest resurfacing scheme in almost 20 years.
"The recent snow couldn't stop progress on the largest resurfacing scheme carried out by East Sussex County Council since 1994, " she said.
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) said the road was an economic priority.
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East Sussex County Council (ESCC) said it was delighted by the decision.
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West Sussex County Council is running a competition inviting people to name the new bridge with the winner to be chosen in June.
The track is administered by a management committee, which is made up of Hastings Borough Council, East Sussex County Council, the athletics club and the school.
However, the leader of West Sussex County Council, Henry Smith, has urged the government to "step in and take action" on the situation surrounding the Diego Garcians.
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East Sussex County Council chiefs described the letter as "baffling".
East Sussex County Council said environmental work, including archaeological surveys and creating new habitats for wildlife, began last July and the road was "crucial" to help regenerate the local economy.
East Sussex County Council said environmental work, including archaeological surveys and creating new habitats for wildlife, began in July and the road was "crucial" to help regenerate the local economy.
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An inquiry by West Sussex County Council, Arun and Chichester district councils, the Environment Agency and Southern Water is looking into drainage systems, including whether ditches and gullies were blocked and how to improve maintenance.
More than 600 potholes have been reported in West Sussex after recent torrential rain, the county council has said.
Protesters campaigning against a new link road in East Sussex have delayed building work by a year, the county council leader has said.
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