Articles and Speeches

Third World Roads in First Rate Area
19-Feb-06, Press Release.

The Brockenhurst Road is among the worst maintained in the Royal Borough and Local MP Adam Afriyie along with Local Conservative campaigners have been urging the Lib-Dem run Council to take action on this and other roads in the South Ascot area.

Out collecting signatures for a petition to press the issue with Local Conservative Campaigner John Story, Adam Afriyie said:

“I am not surprised that local residents are unhappy because we appear to have third world roads in a first rate area. Residents are put under pressure with high-density housing developments but the Lib-Dem council appear unwilling to allocate resources for repairs and infrastructure on a fair basis across the borough.”

Local campaigner John Story said:

“I’m helping to campaign for better roads because this area of the borough, and transport are getting a raw deal from the Lib-Dems, it’s time they looked beyond Maidenhead.”

Recent government judgments have found the Royal Borough to be weak on transport, one of only 6 weak authorities in the country. The Department of transport scored the Lib Dem run Council as “weak”. In a damning report issued by the Government, it said:

“the delivery of your first local transport plan in 2004/05 has been classed as weak.”

Much of the problem was found to be underinvestment in projects already promised.

The petition signed by around 100 residents will be presented at full Council by Cllr Alison Knight Conservative Cllr for Sunninghill & South Ascot.

Notes to Editor:

“the delivery of your first local transport plan in 2004/05 has been classed as weak.” Source http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_localtrans/documents/page/dft_localtrans_610773.pdf

Picture:  From Left to Right John Story (Local Conservative Campaigner), Mrs Carol McDonald, Mr Sydney McDonald and Adam Afriyie MP.