Earth First! Action Update
Archive of the Earth First! Action Update – the newsletter of the UK EF! network 1991-2012
EFAU 73 - February 2001Back to list of articles in this issue

Christiani And Nielson Bankrupt

The company contracted to finish the Avon ring road went bankrupt just before Christmas. After eleven years of delays and with only one and a half miles to complete, South Gloucestershire Council are desperate for a replacement contractor.

There is nothing ‘Stop The Avon Ring Road’ (STARR) haven’t tried in their campaign including protest camps and court cases. The last straw for Christiani and Nielson was when a bridge had to be rebuilt because it was put up in the wrong place! Perhaps surveyors didn’t take ‘mobile markers’ into consideration. Recently floods have hit the area and travellers have taken up residence.

Contact STARR 07979 990389.