In Transport questions yesterday David Morris MP raised the idea of trunking the new Heysham M6 Link Road with the Secretary of State for Transport.
Speaking in questions David Morris MP said:
In my constituency, a link road from the M6 to Heysham port will open within the next 12 months. Are there any plans to trunk that road, given that it is a strategic route, and will my right hon. Friend make a statement on that?
In response Secretary of State for Transport said:
I visited that site with my hon. Friend not so long ago, and that major piece of new infrastructure will serve his area incredibly well. The question of trunking the road has not previously been raised, but I will obviously consider it. I am pleased that my hon. Friend and his constituents will see the benefit of our massive road investment scheme in the near future.'
Speaking after the question David Morris MP said:
'I am pleased that the Secretary of State will be looking into trunking the M6 Link. Trunking a road recognises it as a strategic route and lifts it out of the category of a local road and into the responsibility of the Highways Agency.'