The petition of residents of North Cornwall,
Declares that the request for a bypass for Camelford be accepted; further that an options report has been undertaken which looks at different ways of addressing the congestion and air quality; further that a bypass is thought to be the best long term solution to the issues which locals are concerned about; and further the economic benefits that a bypass will bring to Camelford and North Cornwall.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to support the earliest opportunity for a bypass for Camelford to help ease pollution and congestion.
And the petitioners remain, etc.—[Presented by Scott Mann, Official Report, 25 June 2018; Vol. 643, c. 726.]
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Observations from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Jesse Norman):
The Government have an ambitious strategy to support economic growth, open up land for new housing and alleviate congestion across the country. This includes significant new investment in local road networks.
As part of this, the Major Road Network is a new programme that will see substantial amounts of new investment available for road enhancement schemes on a network of the most important local authority roads. This will be funded from the National Roads Fund and will be established in 2020-21.
To support this programme, a network of these important roads is under development. An indicative map was published alongside the recent consultation on the creation of the Major Road Network and the A39 through Camelford is included on the network.
The Government are aiming to publish a response to the consultation shortly along with the final network map. Further details on the scheme selection process will be launched by the end of the year. In the meantime, I would encourage local partners to continue to work together to develop the proposal to address the issues in Camelford and for the Cornwall Council working with regional partners to determine priorities for investment.