Published: December 21, 2007
Burnham MP determined to see Foley Parkway saga resolved in 2008

The long-running saga over completion of Burnham-On-Sea's Frank Foley Parkway must not be allowed to run on for another 12 months without resolution, the town's MP has said this week.

In a statement released on Friday (December 21st), David Heathcoat-Amory said: "I am determined that yet another year will not go by without bringing sense to Burnham’s road network."

Having had no reply from Somerset County Council to his letter sent on 15th November - as originally reported here - Mr Heathcoat-Amory has followed this up by directly contacting council officers to get an update on when the Parkway will be completed.

"It seems that a contribution from the developers to the Radio Station site will be made available for this scheme, which should allow for completion of the ‘missing link’," he said.

"Contributions from previous developments have been diverted elsewhere and there has been a scandalous lack of interest by Somerset County Council in completing this scheme."

"However, it now seems that funds may be made available from the new Radio Station development and I will be pressing the County Council very hard to spend the money on completing the ‘missing link’."

"I am determined that yet another year will not go by without bringing sense to Burnham’s road network to relieve congestion and fulfil a long standing promise."