Roads News

Birmingham Northern Relief Road

This controversial road scheme is presently under consultation prior to a public enquiry (expected later this year). This would become the first stretch of motorway in the country to be built and financed by the private sector.

M25 widenings

As well as huge roadworks indicating that work is already well underway on some stretches.... consultation recently closed on the first stage of the planned widening of the M25 to 14 lanes. The DoT received 10,000 letters of objection and 8 letters of support.

Salisbury bypass

The public enquiry into the planned Salisbury bypass is dragging on owing to vast numbers of objections, to the evident disappointment of the DoT, who had hoped it would be over by now!

Tin Hat Bypass Oxford

£40 million more that the DoT wants to waste on roads that are neither needed nor wanted. Douglas Hurd has written to the Roads Minister pointing out that 'the financial and environmental objections are very strong’.