Vandals paint graffiti on multi-million pound underpass just hours after it was opened in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes Council proudly unveiled the underpass yesterday (Thursday) .

It links Two Mile Ash to the Western Expansion Area, providing a safe place to cross for residents in the 6,550 new homes that will eventually be built in the area.

Council contractors have been busy since last year building the new underpass, roundabout and pedestrian crossings are on the V4 Watling Street grid road between Whitehouse and Two Mile Ash. The work meant a section of the V4 had to be closed for months.

The graffiti was sprayed on during the night. It partly consists of the 'tag' CIMIE, which is a familiar one in MK.

Alderman Paul Bartlett, who lives in nearby Stony Stratford, has urged Mk Council to remove the graffiti as soon as possible.

He is also asking for an immediate investigation to be held to discover the identity of 'CIMIE' and has suggested a reward be offered to anyone who has information.

"The tag CIMI is all over MK, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. Someone will know who it is," he said. .

"I suspect someone in the Stony area and who is very mobile so not a child or teenager. The council should offer a reward to catch this person."