Tomorrow Colas will be starting work to improve the junction of Upton Road and Noctorum Avenue near Upton Station. As well as improvements to the layout of the junction, traffic lights will be installed thus aiding the flow of traffic which especially during peak times when it can be difficult turning in and out of Noctorum Avenue. The work will take around 10 weeks during which delays can be expected.
Improving Our Transport Infrastructure
Posted on July 23, 2009
I warmly welcome today’s announcement by the Labour Government of the £1.1bn railway electrification plan which includes electrification of the line between Liverpool and Manchester.
As well as being lighter, more efficient and environmentally friendly, the new electric trains will reduce journey times between Liverpool and Manchester from 44 minutes to 30 minutes, thus opening up opportunities for the Mersey Region as a whole.
Also I welcome Wirral Conservative Cllr Blakeley’s (no doubt reluctant) change of heart in finally accepting Gordon Brown’s policy of not cutting our way out of recession as illustrated in this press release from Merseytravel and I quote
This investment makes commercial and environmental sense and comes at a time when the economy is in difficulty and investment in public services is essential
Maybe Chris you should have a word in the ear of your Shadow Transport Secretary Theresa Villiers who appears to pour cold water on the investment and I quote
how can we believe that Labour can announce £1.1bn of new spending without impacting on existing transport commitments or putting further strain on public finances already stretched to breaking point?
Overall together with major investment in a vital transport link and a leading Wirral Tory finally seeing the light over investment in Public Services, its been a good day day for Wirral and the Mersey Region as a whole, I just hope that the scheme is not one of David Cameron’s targets in his proposed massacre of Public Services should the Tories win power.