Campaigners battling against Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road have wasted no time in lobbying the new Transport Secretary to scrap the project.
Campaigners battling against Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road have wasted no time in lobbying the new Transport Secretary to scrap the project.Last week's general election saw Julia Buckley vote in as Labour MP for Shrewsbury, marking a potentially significant shift in the backing for the road.
The election result leaves major uncertainty over the future of the road, with the previous Conservative government pledging to fully-fund the project – but crucially providing no formal written agreement to cover the costs of the road.Shropshire Council's position on the road has not changed, with the authority's Conservative administration still fully behind the scheme.
It is yet to be seen whether former Transport Secretary Mark Harper's pledge over the North West Relief Road will stand. The letter, to the new Labour Secretary of Transport, Louise Haigh MP, calls for the project to be scrapped and funding to be"reallocated to sustainable and active travel transport schemes like Shrewsbury Moves."Shropshire Council currently has access to £80m for the road – £54m of which comes from the government thanks to an agreement in 2019 – but that only covers the estimated costs of the project back in 2019.
He said:"Now it's time to see if the emperor is wearing any clothes. If the Conservative administration can't secure full funding for the road, Shropshire Council runs a very real risk of going bankrupt as it tries to cover the spiralling costs itself. Earlier this week the Liberal Democrat opposition on Shropshire Council called on the authority to suspend work on the project amid uncertainty over funding.
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