Response to government announcement on road schemes

In response to the Government announcement on road and rail schemes in England,   which includes statement below has been issued by Councillor Chris Chambers, Suffolk County Council Cabinet member for Transport Strategy.

“The improvements to the A12 that have been announced are not new, they are simply a rehash of previous funding pledges,” he said.

"I have called for talks with the government and others about what can be done to improve the Suffolk transport network, such as improving the Copdock interchange and the Ely/Haughley rail junction improvements, a measure that would take a huge amount of freight off the roads in Suffolk and free up badly-needed capacity.

"The government announcement demonstrates that when it comes to investing in Suffolk and wider East Anglia it is not listening."

On July 1 Councillor Chambers issued an open letter to the Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP calling for talks about the need for strategic investment in Suffolk’s transport infrastructure.

The letter can be read on the Suffolk County Council website.