Bumper-to-Bumper Quiz  

Imagine that you are a Council

You claim that money is tight 

You claim to really care about the community, countryside and environment

You need a quick and low cost road solution to reduce huge traffic problems 

Would you: 

(a)

Build about 1Km of new road

Upgrade/refurbish about 2Km of existing road

Build 2 new roundabouts

Avoid routing through a peaceful hamlet

Connect to an existing primary traffic route

Reduce problems quickly and relatively easily  

Or

(b)

Perhaps conceal the possible full story (e.g. new building boundary) during “consultation”

Rip up about 5Km of countryside and build a new road

Build 4 roundabouts

Build a complex connection to a dual carriageway (slip roads & flyover)

Add various side junctions

Possibly permit unrestrained building nearby

Increase traffic congestion & pollution (additional housing)

Overload the existing infrastructure even more

Probably make the community very angry (maybe just say “sorry, consultation now over – too late to stop it”)

Probably make any potential house/road builders very happy indeed

NLC SEEMS TO THINK THAT THE LOGICAL ANSWER COULD BE (b)
  WE SAY: RE-OPEN THE CONSULTATION - WE NOW SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE

WRITE TO YOUR MP & LEADER OF THE NLC AND HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD NOW