VOTE: Area asked to decide between axing Humber Bridge tolls and improving roads

WHICH would you prefer: scrapping the Humber Bridge tolls or crucial improvements being made to our roads?

Today, the new transport secretary Philip Hammond has revealed that the area will be asked to choose between the scrapping of the Humber Bridge Tolls or crucial road upgrades across the area – as there is not enough cash for both.

He has warned that if the country is to get back in the black and reduce its £154-billion debt, then tough decisions to cut government funding for projects such as these will have to be made.

And today we are calling on you to make your voice heard, by letting us know if you would rather see the fight to abolish the £2.70 bridge toll come to fruition, or whether you believe schemes like the duelling of the A160 will be more beneficial.

New Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers said while believes he is right in that cutting the debt must come first – he has vowed to continue fighting for both schemes.

But Mr Hammond said a "trade off" would be inevitable.

For further details – and local reaction to the plans – see today's Grimsby Telegraph.