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Published:
April 23, 2008
Burnham's
Foley Parkway will finally be completed - it's official!
Somerset County Council has finally given the go-ahead for the
final part of the controversial Frank Foley Parkway to be built.
The
long-awaited announcement, made on Wednesday (April 23rd), is
the result of discussions between local councils and developers
to put in the necessary steps and funding to complete the road.
The
Frank Foley Parkway - also known as the Burnham Eastern Distributor
Road - is part of the local housing development and sufficient
funds have now been secured from developers in order to start
work.
Somerset
County Council will have responsibility for building the road
and will begin by carrying out an evaluation of the site in order
to produce detailed designs.
Ecological,
land and geotechnical surveys will be carried out over the next
few months and, depending on the results, building could start
in Spring or Summer 2009.
Cllr
Rosemarie Parsons, Somerset County Councillor for Highbridge and
Burnham, said: "Today’s announcement is fantastic news.
I know just how important this issue has been to Burnham’s
residents and there has been a huge amount of work going on behind
the scenes to achieve this successful outcome."
The
news was also welcomed by Bob Filmer, district councillor, and
Alan Ham, the local County Councillor, who have been part of a
team that has been working for many years to keep the project
moving forward.
"It
was Sedgemoor that managed to secure the necessary funds from
a developer in order to make the completion of the road possible.
It is great to see that after working together for so long we
have managed to finally get this positive outcome - another thing
to celebrate on St George's Day," Bob told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
The
team consisted of County Councillors Alan Ham, Rose Parsons and
Mike Facey, plus officers from the County Council and from Sedgemoor
District Council, in addition to Cllr Filmer as district ward
councillor and Sedgemoor Portfolio holder for transport and, subsequently,
Cllr Andrew Gilling.
Cllr
Tony Shire, Portfolio-Holder for the county council's highways
department, added: "The completion of the road is vital for
improving access for residents to local amenities. I am delighted
that the Executive Board agreed today’s proposal to proceed
with the work."
Our
photo shows the northern end of the half-completed Frank Foley
Parkway in Burnham-On-Sea
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