A27 Improvement

Recently I attended a meeting with the new Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, to discuss the Chichester part of the A27. Sadly, our meeting was cut short as he was needed to help with the emergency repatriation of British citizens following the collapse of Thomas Cook.

Gillian has met with constituents and businesses through the Community Workshop Programme organised by West Sussex County Council and Chichester District Council.

Gillian Keegan, MP for Chichester, Councillor Tony Dignum, Leader of Chichester District Council, and Louise Goldsmith, Leader of West Sussex County Council, met last week to discuss how to respond to the disappointing letter received from Highways England.

The weekend before the meaningful vote I was in West Wittering Village Hall holding an open meeting.

Gillian Keegan MP held another open meeting at West Wittering Village Hall to take questions from the local community. The meeting was of two halves, with the first hour of questions focusing on the recent news regarding the A27 and the second predominantly on Brexit.

Options put forward by the Build a Better A27 group to improve the A27 have been rejected by Highways England it has been announced today. Chichester District Council, West Sussex County Council and Chichester MP, Gillian Keegan, all met with Highways England to discuss the two concept schemes that

We are waiting to receive the official report from Highways England to understand why they judge the two options presented by BABA27 group and SYSTRA to be unviable and unaffordable.

Residents and businesses are being urged to give their views as part of the Local Plan Review public consultation. The consultation is asking people for their views about how and where development needs such as housing, employment and retail should be met and managed in Chichester District over the

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Gillian Keegan: I thank the Secretary of State for his answer. The A27 in Chichester is at capacity and that is restricting economic growth.