UPDATE ON RUGBY WESTERN RELIEF ROAD
(DECEMBER 2005)
Press Release
Good news on Rugby Western Relief Road
Warwickshire County Council has welcomed the news that the Secretary of State for Transport has given the thumbs up to the new Rugby Western Relief Road.
On Friday the Department for Transport (DfT) indicated that it will confirm the Compulsory Purchase and Side Roads Orders for the published scheme subject to minor modifications.
This decision follows the re-convened public inquiry in Rugby earlier this year where the County Council challenged the Minister’s provisional decision in recommending that the scheme should be built in stages and that the dismantled railway corridor should be used for the southern section.
The only part of the scheme not approved now is the very southern section from the old railway bridge on the A4071 to Potford’s Dam Farm. Consequently, it is expected that the relief road will now terminate in a roundabout close to the bridge. The approval of the southern section from Lawford Road to Potford’s Dam means that Cawston Grange Drive will therefore not form part of the relief road.
It is too soon to give a start date for construction as there are still a number of processes to go through before the Orders can be confirmed. The DfT then has to give full approval of funding for the scheme and the detailed design has to be completed. As a result, work is unlikely to start before the end of 2006.
County Councillor Martin Heatley, Porfolio Holder for the Environment, said: “This is good news for the people of Rugby and the residents of Cawston and Bilton who have been waiting a long time for the relief road to be built. The new road will encourage the removal of through traffic and help ease the traffic congestion. The road will also facilitate the development of Rugby as set out in the Local Plan for the Town.”
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The decision letters and Inspector's Reports are attached as PDF documents.
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To read the Secretary of State's decision letter dated 15 December 2005, please click here
To read the Inspector's report in full (2005 Inquiry) , please click here
To read the Secretary of State's decison letter dated February 2004 , please click here
To read the Inspector's Report in full (2003 Inquiry) , please click here
Further Information
If you would like further information regarding the Scheme, please contact either Mr. B. Follett (tel. 01926 412094) or Mr. N. Sidhu (tel. 01926 412345).
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