Beverley and Holderness MP, Graham Stuart, pressed the case for the Beverley Southern Relief Road at a meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport, Philip Hammond.
The meeting came just weeks after the Minister announced the scheme would be allowed to go forward and bid for a slice of £600 million earmarked for transport schemes in the region.
Graham said: “The Minister made it very clear that while the scheme can bid for the cash it will have to have a very good business case to be accepted.
“The East Riding of Yorkshire Council will need to do all that it can to make sure the business case is strong, the project is value for money and that the cost benefit ratio is the best it can be.”
And he added: “The Council should look again at all the costs involved and every effort should be made to secure additional financial contributors to make the case for the bypass even stronger.”
If successful the bypass is expected to take more than a third of traffic out of the historic heart of Beverley, much of which passes close to the Minster.
Graham said: “We all know how tough the financial situation is so I’m delighted the bypass is still in the game and that the Secretary of State was prepared to hear my representations on why this project is particularly deserving of support.
“I will continue to make the case to Government and work with the local authority to make sure this vital scheme becomes a reality.”
