A long-awaited relief road is being called for to ease traffic woes in a busy town.
Wyre Forest MP Mark Garnier has renewed calls for a Stourport relief road and a new bridge over the River Severn, arguing that congestion in the town is part of a wider regional problem.
At a Westminster Hall Debate on Tuesday (October 13), Mr Garnier said there was a "huge problem" with people trying to get through Stourport without actually needing to be in the town.
In the Debate, Mr Garnier said: "When he [MP for Bromsgrove Bradley Thomas] is talking about the problems in Bromsgrove, he is speaking about the wider problem in Worcestershire and indeed the West Midlands.
"He'll be well aware in Stourport, his neighbouring constituency, and mine in Wyre Forest that we have huge problems with Stourport and people trying to get through the town but not actually wanting to be in the town.
"That actually the government needs to step up with some major road improvements including a Stourport relief road and a new bridge over the River Severn."
Last year, the MP met with highways to discuss the issue of congestion in Stourport.
At the time, the one-way restriction was still in place at Bewdley Bridge and the Bypass was closed.
Last year, MP Mark Garnier said: "One by-pass out of action and Stourport suffers from traffic from the west wanting to go east. We need another river crossing in the north of the county."
He also cited the increase in housing as another reason why a relief road is needed in the area.
He added: "With so many more houses going up locally, and new planning pressure from central government potentially doubling the numbers of houses proposed, there has never been more demand for this vital piece of infrastructure."
He also spoke in the House of Commons in January 2025 about the town's need for the road to address growing traffic pressures with thousands of new homes set to be built in the coming years.
Mr Garnier described the road as "20 years overdue" and said: "If the government wants to deliver their housing quota, they must invest in our infrastructure."
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has been contacted for a comment.
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