Worcester MP, Robin Walker has welcomed news that the main works on the final phase of the scheme to dual the Southern Link Road from Junction 7 of the M5 to the Powick roundabout are set to begin this month. Robin has long campaigned for funding for the Southern Link Road…
Read MoreWalker welcomes funding announcement to dual Southern Link Worcester MP, Robin Walker welcomes today’s announcement of almost £55 million of government funding approved for the Southern Link Road under the Large Locals Major Fund. Today saw the funding approved by Roads Minister Jesse Norman, signaling the green light for the…
Read MoreWorcester MP Robin Walker has welcomed the latest progress report on the work to dual the A4440 Southern Link Road from the M5 to the Powick Roundabout. At the end of May, a 1,500-tonne railway bridge extension over the Southern Link Road between the Whittington and Norton roundabouts was successfully…
Read MoreFollowing last week’s announcement of record £54.5million funding to dual the Southern Link road, Worcester MP Robin Walker has welcomed further vital funding to address congestion on roads in the city centre. As part of a nationwide funding package, Worcester has been granted £3.2million to improve city centre vitality and…
Read MoreFollowing years of campaigning, Worcester MP Robin Walker has today welcomed the Government’s announcement of the biggest transport investment in Worcestershire County Council’s history. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced today (19th October) that £54.5million of funding is to be granted for the final phase of the Southern Link Road upgrade,…
Read MoreWorcester’s MP, Robin Walker, has called on local residents, businesses and councillors to take part in consultations and learn more about the latest stage of the Southern Link Road improvements. The proposed plans – which include the dualling of the Carrington Bridge – have just been released, and a number…
Read MoreWorcester’s MP, Robin Walker, who has campaigned over many years for the full dualling of Worcester’s Southern Link including the Carrington Bridge, has welcomed good news from the Department of Transport (DOT) that they will be providing £500,000 to help fund the development of a business case for the Carrington…
Read MoreWorcester’s MP, Robin Walker has once again taken forward his long running campaign to dual the A4440 including the Carrington Bridge by raising roads investment in Worcestershire at today’s Transport Questions. This follows his recent Westminster Hall debate on the issue and numerous letters to and meetings with Ministers over…
Read MoreWorcester’s Robin Walker has given a warm welcome to the news that the neighbouring County of Herefordshire has added its weight to his campaign to dual the Carrington Bridge. On his very last day in Parliament before leaving for the election he received a letter from the Cabinet Member for…
Read MoreRobin Walker, Worcester’s MP, joined forces with Harriett Baldwin MP for West Worcestershire and Sir Peter Luff MP for Mid Worcestershire to press the case for doubling the Carrington Bridge and completing the dualling of the Southern Link Road. They joined the leader of Worcestershire County Council, Councillor Adrian Hardman…
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