Questions raised as Shropshire awaits answers on HS2 funding for transport projects
Question marks remain over how much Shropshire will receive as part of the Government's give-away following the decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2.
Last week Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revealed that he was pulling the plug on plans for the high speed rail project to extend north of Birmingham.
With the announcement came a pledge that the money saved would be spent on a host of projects around the country – including four specific schemes in Shropshire, as well as the county receiving a slice of a £2.2 billion pothole fund.
The Shropshire projects were included on a Department for Transport (DfT) webpage listing schemes across the country.
The county plans included a pledge to 'fully fund' Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road, to reopen the Oswestry to Gobowen rail line complete with a new stop at Park Hall, part of a £2.2bn fund for 'on-demand' buses, and money from a £230m pot to pay for more bus stops in Telford & Wrekin and park and ride upgrades in Shropshire.
The specific line referring to the relief road states: "A further £250 million will fully fund 10 smaller road schemes in the Midlands including the Shrewsbury North Western Relief Road and the A4123 Birchley Island, near Oldbury."
