Kick start You! the new A Better year fulfil your Health & Wellbeing suppliment goals 2017
26 Queensway Bognor Regis
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Issue: 44
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Anger as huge improvement scheme is controversially cancelled - see pages 4 & 5 for the full story
Shock as A27 plans scrapped BY RUTH SCAMMELL ruth.scammell@sussexpost.co.uk SCRAPPING plans to redevelop the A27 has effectively ruled out a northern bypass, the leader of the council has said. THe sensational news that plans for development of the heavily congested road are being cancelled was revealed in a letter sent to Highways England by
the Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling, who said the lack of support from local councils had influenced his decision. Now, leaders across the community are calling for unity. Chichester District Council had committed £12m towards the scheme but it urged Highways England to carry out a fair and transparent consultation process. Leader councillor Tony Dignum
said: "In announcing his decision the Secretary of State has now at last clarified that the government would not agree to a northern route. We must hope that the government can be persuaded to reconsider its decision to cancel the Chichester by-pass scheme. We were close to securing a £250m investment which has now been lost. "THe cancellation means that the appalling congestion, especially at peak
times, will only get worse, not only on the A27 but on the alternative routes used by motorists avoiding the A27. "It will get worse each year because there are more houses being built in the city. "We have to accept the decision but work to change it and that won't be an easy process. But we will try our best." Continued on pages four and five
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