MP welcomes vital local road announcement

MP Welcomes key road announcement as £87m road scheme gets the go ahead.Local MP, Stephen Ladyman, has welcomed today's announcement that the Government has given final approval to fund phase 2 of the East Kent Access Road Scheme:"

This is one of the key transport improvements in my constituency that I have been campaigning for since I first became involed in public life in South Thanet back in the early 90s. We already have phase one of this road scheme completed and the final section of this piece of the jigsaw puzzle can now get underway.

"Phase 2 of the East kent Access Road scheme links phase 1 at Ebbsfleet, Prospect Inn at the edge of the airport and Lord of the Manor at Ramsgate. It will mean when it is complete that hold ups for Pfizer traffic will at last be a thing of the past and will complete the link between the A299 and Port Ramsgate bringing economic benefits to the Port and the Airport."

The Government has agreed to fund £81.25m of the stimated £87.443m cost. They have also agreed an extra £0.850m towards the schemes preparatory costs.

I am grateful that Kent Council made this scheme one of their priorities but I hope that they are grateful that without the Government agreeing to fund the lions share of the cost it would have been impossible to complete.

"Todays announcement will allow KCC to sign a contract with their preferred bidder and begin work in October.

The scheme will not be completed until 2012."This is a huge project of massive importance to our community. This announcement is great news."

For further information:Stephen Ladyman MP01843 85269607768 705606