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What is the issue here? Everyone agrees something needs to be done. Is it simply a technical issue with the process or is there a fundamental flaw in the proposed solution?
Errrr ...
https://stonehengealliance.org.uk/our-campaign/our-campaign/
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This is a good summary of the issues around road-building (among other unsustainable transport policies):
I'll put it in the OP.
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A protest against the nonsense of 'smart motorways' with some info:
Motor traffic capacity should be reduced, not increased.
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I don't like this idea at all. Needless to say, the project of the new six-lane by-pass of the 'old road' is horrifying and should not proceed, but of course the status quo is also completely unacceptable, with the 'old' quasi-motorway in place. However, this is a very ancient road alignment and very valuable as such, e.g. for cycling. I'd be more in favour of the 'old' road being built back into a non-motorway-standard or non-near-motorway standard road than privatising the land even for this kind of use.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/21/a12-essex-cycle-park
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We can probably expect many more of these failures of 'modern' highway infrastructure built with a very short 'design life':
It's obviously not just happening in the US but all over Europe, too.
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Current state of play on 'smart' motorways:
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Some good news for a change:
I don't know if those 15 schemes that survived the cull are defensible, but 35/50 ain't bad.
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@Oliver Schick
A welcome reprieve, but I don't get too excited about judicial review. I've seen these succeed before, only for the authority in question to repeat the process, dotting the i-s and crossing the ts this time, and reaching the same decision. Well done to the campaigners, though, and I really hope that the next stage succeeds.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/30/high-court-victory-for-stonehenge-campaigners-as-tunnel-is-ruled-unlawful