MP: No reason to freeze the bypass – Aftonbladet

MP: No reason to freeze the bypass – Aftonbladet

The work of the Stockholm Bypass can be resumed on 1 January.

The government sees no longer has any reason to continue to freeze the project.

While putting the red-green into a new shock to close Bromma Airport.

The controversial project Stockholm Bypass and the closure of Bromma airport has been supported and soaked in the fall.

On Thursday both issues debated in parliament. Before the debate, Åsa Romson (MP) and Karin Svensson Smith (MP) on SVD Focal point and says that there is no longer any reason to continue the freezing of Stockholm Bypass.

and MP came under the government of the hearing agreed to freeze the project until May 1st The reason was that the politicians in Stockholm city and county council would discuss the funding. The government’s goal was to transfer money from highway project for investment in public transport.

Can resume January 1

Alliance-controlled city of Stockholm county council does not want to have any discussion. “We are deeply critical of this. The lack of consensus, however, that the government now sees no reason to maintain the freezing of the project” writes Environment Minister Åsa Romson and Karin Svensson Smith, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Transport.

Last week, stood a majority of the Alliance and the Sweden Democrats in the traffic committee behind an Eternity Motion, which suggests that the construction of the Stockholm Bypass should be resumed later than 1 January 2015. Votes parliament yes construction thus initiated already after the New Year.

At the same time, the Government a new shock of Bromma Airport. On Thursday, the former Social Democratic Minister Anders Sundstrom, currently chairman of Swedbank, appointed state coordinator, reports SVT’s News.

He should investigate whether it is possible to move air traffic from Bromma to Arlanda. In this case, it may be necessary to close Bromma airport and instead build homes in the area.

Build Arlanda

Moving air traffic will mean a substantial expansion of the airport.

– There is an extensive infrastructure package must roll for many years, says Anders Sundström News.

Housing and Urban Development Minister Mehmet Kaplan (Green Party) says that it is necessary to find more homes in the Stockholm area as soon as possible.

– About the airport then take air traffic, it is important to ensure the conditions for it. It was therefore important to find a person who has big and strong roots in the industry and understand the conditions for how it works with transport and communications in the country.

Lets you requirement to stop the bypass and are targeting completely at Bromma now?

– Each question must be judged on its own merits. When it comes to housing at Bromma Airport is something that the city of desire, then we must deal with it. At the same time, we must ensure conditions for how the bypass looks. If the Environment Minister is out and says this is of course that of, say Mehmet Kaplan.