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The Inquiry will examine whether it is in the public interest for land to be compulsorily purchased to build the SLR. The Inquiry will be held in the Bridge Room at Hereford Left Bank. Starts at 10 AM on 30 October and runs for seven days (excluding weekend), closing on 7 November. It is open […]
Read More… from 30 October – Southern Link Road Public Inquiry LAST DAY IS TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER
The correspondence below illustrates how public support for the Hereford Bypass is being mis-represented. Our position is that the recent consultation showed that only 41% of the public who took part want a Bypass. And some of the 41% may have been saying Yes to an Eastern Bypass. By ‘working the numbers’ Herefordshire Council wants […]
Read More… from Clear public support for HEREFORD BYPASS – Real or fake news?
From Trish Marsh, published 19 July 2018 Dear Editor, Herefordshire looks set to be squeezed over transport choices due to bus service cuts and an anticipated rise in fuel duty. A new national report – ‘Buses in Crisis’ – shows Herefordshire is hardest hit in the West Midlands following 31.25% cuts to council funding of […]
Toni Fagan’s article in the May 2018 edition of The Hedge. Are we really going to build the Hereford Bypass through such a special landscape and ruin it forever? Wye Ruin It? Sometimes – often, we don’t realise what we have lost until it is gone. With this thought nagging me like a tired child I […]
Read More… from Wye Ruin It? – A Herefordshire walk not long for this world?
The consultation closes on Tuesday 20th March. An exhibition of bypass routes and possible improvements to support for cycling, walking and public transport will be open at Hereford Library on Friday 16th, Saturday 17th and Monday 19th March Background information about the Bypass, and an on-line consultation response form is on the Council website here. […]
Read More… from Hereford Transport Package consultation – ending soon (20 March)
Many countries are now setting themselves the goal of moving from petrol and diesel powered transportation systems to very much cleaner technologies. The UK, like many countries has set itself the goal of banning sales of new fossil fuelled vehicles by 2040. Norway plans to do so by 2025. Many people still don’t seem to […]
Read More… from Richard Priestley – Transport beyond fossil fuels
Herefordshire Council is pressing ahead with its plan to build a ‘Western Relief Road’ or as it’s now known the ‘Hereford Bypass’. This Big Green Conversation will discuss the proposals for the new road and bridge over the River Wye between Belmont and Breinton. And look at the alternatives. 7.30pm in De Koffie Pot, Left […]
Read More… from 28 Feb: Big Green Conversation – Will the Hereford Bypass bring relief?
Potholes and other road-related issues are high up my list of priorities at the moment, as residents often contact me about them. I have to admit I’m rather frustrated that we still don’t have a Balfour Beatty (BBLP) locality steward for the ward – I’ve got an ever-growing list of issues to take up with […]
Road building is seldom off the agenda at Herefordshire Council meetings, and last month (January) the controversial subject of ‘The Bypass’ got a really thorough airing. On one side we had the Council (or perhaps, rather the Cabinet) who want a sort of M25 for Hereford. On the other was a determined group of activists […]
I met the Head of Highways, Clive Hall, last Friday, which was very helpful. One of the things we talked about was learning lessons from the A4103 resurfacing road closures in autumn 2017. Clive explained some of the background (including the delays due to the unexpected General Election purdah period), and I made two main […]
Read More… from Highways – resurfacing woes, and safety improvements
