NEWS: BBC News November 20, 2019
Tories pledge review of Oxford-Cambridge road
The Conservatives have announced a "priority" review of the Oxford to Cambridge expressway if they win the general election.
The BBC reports that Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps said “the party will "look at alternative plans" to the Oxford to Milton Keynes and M1 section of the scheme.
Campaigners against the link road have called on all parties to stop the scheme over concerns about housing.
Mr Shapps said the scheme will only "proceed" if it has "local support".
The project aims to provide a "fast, high-quality road link to better connect Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge", Highways England said.
The No Expressway Group's main concern is the "inappropriate housing targets" it says are included in the plans. The group also said the new government should "shift investment from private, car-dependent transport to public transport systems".”
The BBC report quotes other parties’ candidates views and then a further quote from NEG. “Chair of the No Expressway Group Olivia Field said: "The scale of development from the proposed expressway and aspiration for one million new homes along the Ox-Cam Arc would be devastating for our environment, our health and our communities for generations to come."”
It is only right that the Ox-Cam Expressway has become an election issue. This is development on a scale not seen before.
We’ve asked the 98 candidates across the 20 constituencies of the Arc if they will support our campaign.. you can find out what candidates in your constituency think on our new “Our Supporters” page.
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No Expressway Group believes there is no need for an Oxford-Cambridge Expressway, nor the over-inflated housing targets associated with it, and we will actively campaign against it and support other organisations with the same objectives.
Our environment is a national asset which is critical for everyone’s health and well-being. We must not let it be destroyed.
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