Fewer traffic jams give way to fewer holidaymakers

The South Cliff caravan park is about to gain an extra through road, which will relieve the summertime traffic congestion in Bridlington.

Currently, the park provides 760 holiday homes, a fleet of ten hire caravans and 184 touring and tent pitches. The park-and-ride scheme (P&R) will mean the removal of at least 20 caravans.

According to the Department for Transport: "The scheme will provide a new Park & Ride site to the South of Bridlington, along with highway improvements in the town to prioritise the P&R bus service.

"The scheme is designed to to alleviate the congestion problems that adversely affect Bridlington during the peak summer months, reduce traffic in the town centre and improve accessibility for the resident population. This transport improvement is one of a series of measures planned as part of the Bridlington Regeneration Strategy, including urban realm improvements and a new marina."

But Bridlington Mayor, Councillor Ray Allerston, told the Bridlington Free Press news site he felt the town had been let down: "I think the Secretary of State for Transport should have at least come to see the site for himself," he said.

"I believed the money could have been spent better elsewhere in the town and the park and ride would not benefit visitors entering the town from the Scarborough side, which receives around 2,000 visitors a year."

07/02/2008 16:06:58