Caroline Flint comment on Link Road

2 December 2004

Responding to the Mayor's decision, Don Valley MP Caroline Flint said:

"I will be studying the Mayor's statement and having detailed discussions with Mayor Winter following his decision. It is vital that the route is planned carefully to respond to the many concerns residents have raised."

Ms Flint welcomed the choice of M18 Junction 3. "I have always backed a link from Junction 3. This was by no means a certainty, as some people believed, so I am glad the case for Junction 3 has been won.

"It is vital to secure Government and Objective One funding for this road, both for Rossington and the villages closest to the airport. Only then, and once all planning objections are overcome, can the link road that Rossington has wanted for generations actually come to pass. It can take six or seven years to build a new road, so time is of the essence."

The MP welcomed the Mayor's letter to residents. "It is vital that residents are kept informed at all stages. I will be taking up the many issues raised by residents, particularly those who will live nearest to the proposed road."

Ms Flint said that all comments from her survey would be fed into the planning process. The MP surveyed every Rossington household. Approximately, 300 Rossington residents had also been consulted in the recent MORI poll.