Last Updated: 18 May 2002

Lancashire County Council has resolved to undertake environmental studies of the Heysham - M6 link routes (the Lancaster bypass). If the Western route proves impossible, the County Council may then pursue the Northern route. Or perhaps a subterranean route. Or anything that will mean massive channelling of local resources to the road construction industry and compulsory purchase of expensive little land parcels. (The cabinet resolution in full appears here and you can read about the latest developmenst as of October 2002 here).

If the Western route proves impossible, the County Council may then pursue the Northern (Orange) route. Or perhaps a subterranean route. Or anything that will mean massive channelling of local resources to the road construction industry and compulsory purchase of expensive little land parcels.

Meanwhile, "the County will continue to invest in traffic management measures and additional public transport options as will improve the situation in the interim." Please let us know here at Virtual-Lancaster if you see any signs of this.

If you've got views or useful information you'd like to contribute to this debate you can write to:

The Chief Planning Officer,
Lancaster City Council
Palatine Hall,
Dalton Square,
Lancaster LA1 1PW

Also you can engage in the consultation at the LCC Consultation Site - Have your say

ADDITIONAL LINKS ON THIS SITE

• The latest news (posted October 2002)

• What we would lose if the western bypass went ahead

• Hilton Dawson's statement on why he now believes the Western Bypass should not be built and local party responses

EXTERNAL LINKS

MPs Hilton Dawson + Geraldine Smith's old Pro Bypass website, funded and registered by Heysham Power Station (i.e.you).

North Lancs Friends of the Earth
(site under construction)

Friends of the Earth press release about the Labour Party and greenfield developments

Lancaster & District Green Party

Transport 2000
Campaign against the petrol lobby

Stop Esso Campaign against the the financial backers of the international road/car lobby.

Environmental Transport Association National vehicle breakdown/ recovery/ roadside repair service with green objectives

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