Local MP Alan Mak has welcomed news that more than £2 million of reallocated HS2 funding is to be spent on road improvements in the Havant Constituency.
The new funding, generated by scrapping the northern part of the high speed rail project, will pay for Purbrook Way in Leigh Park to be resurfaced at a cost of £345,000.
It will also enable £1m of repairs to be carried out to Langstone/Hayling Bridge and £775,000 to fund work on the footbridge at Havant Station.
The total of £2.12m being directed by the Government to the Havant Constituency is around 25% of what will be spent across the whole of Hampshire.
The money will be provided to Hampshire County Council, who are the local highway authority, and they will be responsible for carrying out the upgrade work with partners.
Hampshire County Council received £4.225m in 2023/2024 and the same amount in 2024/2025, with the proviso that the money is spent on maintaining roads, pavements, bridges and cycleways.
As a condition of receiving this funding, local authorities are required to publish two-year plans detailing exactly which local roads and other transport infrastructure will benefit.
Mr Mak said: "I’m delighted my campaigning in Westminster has been successful and I have secured funding for our area from money that was previously allocated to the northern HS2 rail project.
"Over £2m is now coming to our area, funding important road and infrastructure improvements in Leigh Park, Langstone, Hayling and Havant – great news for local residents and road users!”
