MEPC Birchwood Park commits £1.3m investment into Warrington road improvements

MEPC Birchwood Park has committed £1.3m to support improvements to Warrington’s roads, cutting congestion and boosting road safety in the town.

The investment is the sole private contribution to a £3.6m plan developed by Warrington Borough Council to tackle traffic congestion in the Birchwood area.

Birchwood Park has also provided information and support for the development of the bid. As a result, the Council was recently able to submit an application for £2.17m of central Government funding from the Department of Transport’s Pinch Point Tranche 4 Fund. Should the bid be successful, the final 10% will come from the Council’s capital programme.

Jonathan Walsh, managing director of MEPC Birchwood Park, said: “Birchwood Park has grown massively over the past 15 years, and is now home to 150 companies employing over 5,000. While we have a number of initiatives in place to encourage people to cycle or use public transport to come to work, unfortunately one of the consequences of our success has been an increase in congestion.

“Having benefitted from its growth, we were keen to give something back to this great community and to support all those who live and work here.

“As the sole private investor in this initiative, we are proud to be playing our part in the economic growth of Birchwood for years to come.”

David Boyer, assistant director for Transport and Environment at Warrington Borough Council, said: “Birchwood Park’s contribution of £1.3m is a hugely significant sum in the current economic situation. It represents almost a third of the total needed, and demonstrates MEPC’s firm commitment to creating future growth in Warrington.”