Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Kirkham Road Bridge To Go

I can find nothing on the RTA or Transurban websites to confirm this, but apparently there have been meetings with Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust and others where they have stated they are "considering the option" of demolishing the road bridge over the M2 between Murray Farm Road and Beecroft Road.
At the latest meeting apparently even the police said they knew nothing about the proposal. However I am told that other options like lane closures and providing a footbridge are not favoured by the RTA or Transurban, because of course they cost money.
However RTA has always said "Community consultation will be carried out before any decision is made", so concerned residents need to be ready to respond when invited.
One positive step would be for all concerned relatives to join the BCCT to increase the influence that body would have, and also to ensure that the BCCT expresses the wishes of a significant proportion of the local population.

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