Public transport improvements in Eastleigh ignored, once again, by HS2 announcement

Public transport improvements in Eastleigh ignored, once again, by HS2 announcement

With tens of billions of pounds for the Northern leg for HS2 now going unspent, Eastleigh's Liberal Democrats have called on the government to use those funds to finally begin work on the long-awaited Chickenhall Lane bypass that would divert HGVs onto the motorway and away from the town centre. 

Consecutive Conservative MPs for Eastleigh have promised to lobby the government for the funding needed to begin this project but have come back empty-handed. 

Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Eastleigh, Liz Jarvis, said:

“This Conservative government has utterly neglected vital transport projects, both here in Eastleigh and across the country. This shambles over HS2 is a shocking betrayal of communities who were sold a false promise by a government that seemingly had no intention of delivering the development that they promised."  

“Just like northern areas no longer benefiting from HS2, our community has been taken for granted at every turn by the Conservative Party."

“This extra money for transport links must urgently be invested in rectifying this situation. That means finally pledging the funding needed to begin construction of the Chickenhall Lane Bypass with the funds from the abandoned Northern leg."

“A failure to do so would be another slap in the face for all those that have suffered at the hands of this Conservative government.”