Improvements to Ely and Haughley rail junctions are key to unlocking economic growth across the country, supporting net zero, providing better passenger services and taking more freight off our roads and onto the railway.
I am pleased to join fellow #Suffolk MPs as part of the East of England All-Party Parliamentary Group to push for this vital infrastructure improvement to go ahead.
In October 2023, the previous government confirmed funding would be made available to deliver the Ely and Haughley junction improvements. In a letter to new Transport Secretary Louise Haigh, we have asked that the schemes are prioritised, including the early release of funding so detailed planning for their delivery can commence.
The upgrades would unlock thousands of extra freight trains from Britain’s busiest container port at Felixstowe to serve distribution centres in the Midlands, North and Scotland, while increasing the frequency of passenger services at places such as Peterborough, Ipswich and King’s Lynn.
You can read the letter in this post.
