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24/08 Government gives go ahead for work to start on transport improvements

Government gives go ahead for work to start on transport improvements
in Scarborough

Scarborough residents and visitors should benefit from improvements to
journey times, public transport services, and safety after a �30m
package of transport measures was given the go-ahead today by Transport
Minister, Gillian Merron.

Work will now start to build:
- a new 2.7 mile (4.3km) By-Pass on the A165 approach to Scarborough,
including bus only lanes at key points
- two new park and ride facilities, one on the A165, adjacent to the
by-pass, and another on the A64 Seamer Road approach
- an urban traffic control system with bus priority measures in the
centre of Scarborough.

As well as providing relief to the congested A165 and Scarborough town
centre, the scheme will also help facilitate economic development and
urban renaissance. The scheme is key to unlocking strategic development
sites, including the redevelopment of the North Bay leisure facilities,
the Middle Deepdale Housing Development and a major extension of the
Scarborough Business Park.

Gillian Merron said,

"The government is investing �29.786m in this scheme which will improve
journeys into Scarborough and speed up journey times for traffic coming
in to use the park and ride sites along the A165 and A64 approaches.

"The new by-pass will also help tackle congestion and improve safety
for people living along the A165 Filey Road."

Work on the scheme will start immediately and should be completed by
May 2008.