PEOPLE are being asked to give their views ahead of a £45 billion plan to “decarbonise the transport system” across the South East.
The plan proposed aims to increase people’s train and bus journeys and take more than four million car trips off roads a day.
The 12-week consultation starts from today and runs until September 12, this year.
Transport for the South East (TfSE) recognised a need to improve transport links and ensure a more reliable network that can “better manage demand, incidents, extreme weather and the infrastructure that will support the decarbonisation” of the region.
Conservative councillor Keith Glazier, chairman of transport for the South East, said: “Our plan is ambitious, but it is achievable. It is an investment plan that for the first time looks at all modes and goes beyond boundaries to consider connectivity across the whole of the South East.
“We are immensely proud of the TfSE partnership and of the work that has gone into developing this bold and ambitious plan.
"We believe it truly puts the South East and its communities at the centre, connecting people and business, improving access to education, healthcare, jobs and our green spaces.
“Once finalised, this plan will be the blueprint for future investment in strategic transport infrastructure for the next thirty years.
“It will support the South East’s economy to more than double over the next thirty years. It provides the potential for new jobs, new homes and new opportunities – all supported by a modern, integrated transport network. Creating a prosperous, confident south east where people want to live, work, study, visit and do business.”
The plan will cost £45 billion over 27 years, with 21,000 new jobs created as a result.
TfSE also claims it will create a £4.1 billion growth in gross value added (GVA) a year by 2050. GVA is the measure of the value of goods and services produced in an area.
The plan will also give capacity for 550,000 additional rail trips a day, as well as 1.6 million bus, mass transit and ferry trips a day.
TfSE would like to hear from anyone to feedback on the plans by visit their website.
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