County council commits £400k to HS2 works at Stoneleigh Park

By James Smith

1st Nov 2021 | Local News

Stoneleigh Park Entrance (Photo by Snowmanradio https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoneleigh_park_entrance_12n06.jpg)
Stoneleigh Park Entrance (Photo by Snowmanradio https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoneleigh_park_entrance_12n06.jpg)

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) has pledged over £400,000 to HS2 Ltd for works to be carried out at Stoneleigh Business Park.

WCC will contribute £409,000 to HS2 Ltd in order to pay for a bridge over the controversial rail line which will pass through the business park.

HS2 Ltd have already committed to constructing two bridges in the business park, however additional funding has been granted by the county council in order to upgrade the southern bridge to allow for a new link road to be incorporated.

The Transport Planning Unit has proposed a new strategic link road through Stoneleigh Business Park connecting the B4113 Stoneleigh Road with the B4115 Ashow Road, C32 Birmingham Road and the A46 Stoneleigh junction.

The county council has said: "The new road will address the long-standing issue of congestion through the village of Stoneleigh, protect the Grade II listed bridge over the River Sowe, and facilitate economic expansion by improving connectivity to Stoneleigh Business Park itself, the University of Warwick, and allocated residential development at Kenilworth and King's Hill.

"The proposal intends to make use of the southern HS2 bridge within Stoneleigh Business Park to deliver the link road, but this is dependent on the bridge being constructed to the appropriate highway standard and incorporating additional pedestrian and cycle infrastructure.

"In order to achieve this, HS2 Ltd will be required to construct the bridge to a higher standard than originally planned and this will incur additional costs that are beyond the scope of HS2 budget."

     

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