Buckingham MP calls on government to formally announce 'Oxford-Cambridge Expressway' has been scrapped

Next week's budget - March 3rd - marks a year since the government formally paused the project and there has been no work on it all in the last 12 months.

In a letter to Grant Shapps Greg Smith says: "I remain grateful for the time you have given me to discuss this project since the 2019 General Election campaign, enabling me to directly make the case as to why the Expressway would be a disaster for Buckinghamshire, particularly in terms of the environmental destruction it would bring.

"I am equally encouraged that the project has been paused for so long, with absolutely no work being carried out to progress it in any way. However, I write today to urge you to fully and formally cancel this proposed new road, so my constituents can have certainty and peace of mind that the threat is over. I cannot stress enough the anxiety that unwanted and destructive proposals like the Expressway bring to my constituents. The situation is particularly stark given the devastation High Speed Two is already bringing to our doorstep.

"You have heard the arguments against this road many times. It cannot be right, as the government focuses on delivering the net zero commitment by 2050 to carve out another massive corridor of Buckinghamshire for what is essentially a new motorway. Enough is enough, it is time to firmly end the Expressway nightmare."

As there has been no work on the project for a year Greg is hopeful that it will be formally announced that the project has definitely been cancelled.

Greg supports the East West rail scheme which is underway and which will bring improved rail links to the constituency with a new station at Winslow.