The official opening of the A180/A160 Port of Immingham road improvements by Minister of State Department for Transport John Hayes. The Secretary of State hailed the construction of the major development and said it would help to "boost productivity across the region."The scheme started in 2015 and, in total, a three-and-a-half mile stretch of the A180 has been improved.
Martin Vickers, MP for Cleethorpes, which includes Barton-upon-Humber, said he understood some of the concerns which had been raised by the community but stressed problems can often arise on developments of such a huge scale.
"It's a good news story. The A160 has needed upgrading for many years. We had a campaign to secure the investment and now we have got the best part of £100 million being invested into the area," he said.
The Port of Immingham is the UK's busiest by tonnage and handles up to 55 million tonnes of goods every year, including nearly 20 million tonnes of oil and 10 million tonnes of coal.