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PRESS RELEASE 6 March 2007 In a response to the National Audit Commission (NAC) report on the number and costs of road casualties (1), the Hastings Alliance Against the Link Road call for greater investment in walking, cycling and public … Continue reading →

EAST SUSSEX TRANSPORT 2000 PRESS RELEASE – IMMEDIATE NEAR DOUBLING OF COST FOR BEXHILL TO HASTINGS LINK ROAD – A BIG DRAIN ON THE PUBLIC PURSE say local transport group. The recent announcement from East Sussex County Council that the … Continue reading →

The Countryside Agency (a statutory organisation designated to protect the countryside) does not intend to make a formal objection to the proposed Bexhill-Hastings Link Road (BHLR) despite significant environmental concerns raised by its own internal advisory report A key member … Continue reading →

Speaking for the Hastings Alliance (a coalition of local and national organisations opposed to the BHLR), its chairman Nick Bingham said: “The leaflet glosses over the environmental damage the road will bring about, fails to mention that BHLR will lead … Continue reading →

Road building often leads to much faster traffic growth than forecast, according to a new study commissioned by CPRE (1) and the Countryside Agency. (2) The report specifically highlights how the infamous Newbury Bypass failed, by generating massive traffic growth … Continue reading →

The Highways Agency has published possible layouts for the junction at the Hastings end of the proposed road. The proposal for a Hastings-Bexhill link road had the obvious weakness that it would have created a problem where Queensway joins with … Continue reading →