Train Station
Final agreements have been signed with Network Rail and National Express Anglia which will enable the £12 million station to be completed and open by early May 2010. Track 'possession' dates have been agreed to enable the necessary trackside work to be completed by the end of the year.
The new control tower has also received planning consent this week.
A Rochford District Council meeting on Thursday voted to support the runway extension planning application and that recommendation will be passed to Southend Borough Council. A decision by SBC is expected at the end of January 2010.