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For Immediate Release 12 July 2004
£23Million and Rising
£23Million and rising. That's what local council tax payers are going to have
to face if WSCC get approval for their white elephant A24 Roadbuilding
scheme. Clearly middle England will also rise-up.
An angry Peter Finch for the A24 Alliance said: " Without a gramme of
concrete having been pored, West Sussex County Council - those masters in
the art of increasing council tax - have admitted at their recent A24 exhibition
heralding their master plan for the road - that the original cost has increased.
Just where will it end? £30million, perhaps even £40million if we see the
expected 'Swampy' invasion that accompanies road building.
And what's it all for? WSCC say it's needed to make the road safe. Well
officials at the exhibition admitted that since the introduction of the speed
cameras, not one crash has been reported. So what's the real reason for the
massive roadwork? Could it be anything to do with the expected new
section of A24 from Capel in Surrey to North Horsham and the increase in
traffic, that it, and the likely house building on the Greenfield land the new
road will open up?
To discuss the cost and other issues raised by the A24, the next meeting of the
A24 Alliance will be held in Shipley Village Hall on Thursday, July 15th
starting at 7.30pm. No doubt it will be lively meeting"
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Notes for Editors.
The A24 Alliance was formed in January 2003 by a number of residents who live in the various villages and individual locations along the A24 from Dorking to Worthing.