MASSIVE ROADS INVESTMENT: If elected on May 2nd, my first act will be a major investment in resurfacing our roads. I know this is the top of many residents' priority list. I know that right now they are nowhere near the standard that we'd all expect. As a local resident, I drive on them too - probably more than most people as I'm out all across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire during this campaign.
As someone who has run a Transport Authority and knows the issues inside out, I know that the biggest challenge when it comes to our roads is just a lack of resources. Pure and simple. You can see from the image below (from the A616 at Wellow, in Nottinghamshire) that we can deliver good quality work when the capacity and resource is available. That's why I've worked for close to 18 months to negotiate and secure a HUGE new £1.5bn Transport Fund, to be controlled by the new Mayor.
That's the single biggest pot of devolved Transport Funding ever given to any area, and it's a massive chance for us to tackle this issue. I'll set up a programme of resurfacing - not hole filling, but proper high quality resurfacing - on major roads, that will in turn free up loads more capacity within Councils for them to tackle the wider local road network more effectively.
This is a one-off chance for us to really make a difference. I'm the ONLY candidate with a firm commitment to tackle this problem and sort out the roads. If we elect a Mayor who doesn't do this, they will just get worse and worse. It's really important that, if you want to see our roads sorted, you support me on May 2nd to be able to deliver it.
I've secured the money, now I need your help to be able to use it to tackle this problem.
My roads survey is still open for you to let me know your thoughts and priority road projects that you'd like to see tackled: https://letstalk.conservatives.com/9DB86C68-CDAB-EE11-A3B7-00505693FFD8?fbclid=IwAR1KDKXY1UfpB1siMAjCTiv6mswmchfI7MS2lR69KLIoz2y4o4fP_LFc3Hk_aem_AUsX7nNnUdnnHfFoAPc8NxVHThOLVo3wkoXW9-btbK_H2aIUELiqSUcmj4Xr3MaYuyE39JHIKPWkeyEQLgiOIIgD#!/