Roads Minister acknowledges Rat Running......

Minister Acknowledges Rat Running in Shrewton....STAG up date:
I was pleased to have received an invite to a secret meeting where the Secretary of State for Transport Andrew Jones, MP for Harrogate, was in the Chair.

The meeting was held in Antrobus House - Monday 3rd August, where it was clear when I walked into the room, some Amesbury Councillors were surprised and a little bit upset, to see STAG in attendance.   We thank the Minister for taking the time to give us an update on the A303 since no other Transport Sec has done so.
The meeting made public, information we already had site of from last April, but were sworn to secrecy by The National Trust who are engaging with us on a regular basis. The Minister wanted us to know that the need to
"get on with things"
vis the A303, are paramount during this Government although he admitted our section will be delicate and sensitive and a challenge but he could say they hoped that work would start by April 2020. 
There is much to be done in the waiting period with Highways England, National Trust, Heritage England and other Stakeholders involved in the design. He confirmed that there would be a 2.9k tunnel probably entering south of Kingbarrow and ending in the pig field tho' nothing is set in stone! The completion we hope, will reduce rat running through our village and the Minister did acknowledge this problem. He had visited the section from Countess to Longbarrow prior to the meeting and I followed his vehicle out of Antrobus House, which turned left at Countess straight into a queue of traffic!! They were making their way further down the A303 corridor for more meetings.
For a more detailed synopsis of the meeting, please see Dr Andrew Shuttleworth's blog at: winterbournestoke.blogspot.co.uk
Our thanks to Jan McKernan for passing this photo to us from yesterday.....rat running at it's worst!!!
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