Lobbying Government Ministers for the funding for the Army and Navy Junction

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

In the middle of February 2023 in Parliament,  I spoke to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury about the Army and Navy Sustainable Transport Package.

I explained that many people from all across Essex waste precious time stuck in Chelmsford traffic jams. That replacing the Army and Navy with a new junction is vital for the future of growth in our area. That the sustainable transport package will not only deliver a new junction but also deliver improvements to Park and Ride, bus, cycle and pedestrian routes.

The Outline Business Case is with ministers for approval at the moment. We need £68 million of Government funding to make this happen. It has a cost/benefit ratio of 2.7x so every pound spent will bring huge benefits to growth.

The decisions of ministers on this vital project is key. I will continue to lobby ministers at all opportunities.

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