1,000 jobs boost from city AirPark

WORK has begun on improving access at Exeter Airport to enable a new ‘AirPark’ that should create around 1,000 new jobs.

The new access via Long Lane is designed to help to boost economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, support new employment and provide opportunities for clean and inclusive growth.

The Long Lane Enhancement Scheme will widen the road that runs past Exeter Airport and down to the Hampton by Hilton hotel, which will enable a new Airpark – one of the four planned ‘Enterprise Zones’ – to come forward, as the current ‘unfit for purpose’ road prohibits its development

The enhancements to Long Lane will unlock development of the new 19 acre AirPark site in the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone, which is expected to create around 1,000 jobs.

Valued at £3.7 million, the scheme will also facilitate a bus loop and cycleway, substantially improving access to the new Future Skills Centre