Shrewsbury MP welcomes pledge of extra funding for North West Relief Road
Shrewsbury's MP has welcomed a Government pledge to provide more funding for the town's North West Relief Road – using money from the scrapped HS2 plans.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision to abandon the northern leg of the high speed rail project was followed by the announcement of funding for a number of transport schemes across the country.
Included in the pledge were a number of plans for Shropshire – money towards the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury, to reopen the Oswestry to Gobowen rail line, for 'on demand' buses and more bus stops and park and ride improvements.
The Government has not yet confirmed details of how much money will be provided for the relief road.
In 2019 it awarded £54 million for the project but the costs are understood to have risen significantly since then.
