Clarity call on Arundel bypass

I HAVE always felt that the Eco-Town proposals could and should have been used as leverage with the government for an Arundel bypass.West Sussex County Council and Arun could have given the Eco-Town proposals conditional support – conditional on the provision of an Arundel bypass.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Mar 2010, 17:19 BST

However, as we know, the Conservative Party withdrew its support for the national Eco-Towns programme and so, not surprisingly, the desire to preserve Ford Airfield proved much stronger for our local councils than the desire for an Arundel bypass. Putting national party politics ahead of local needs, perhaps?

Since then, I have often wondered if, in its desire to have the Eco-Town proposals rejected, the county council signalled to government that it might be willing to accept an online solution to the A27 at Arundel as a cheaper alternative to a full bypass.

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Paul Dendle (Gazette letters, March 11) implies that the county council's long standing position on the Arundel bypass has now changed, stating that "if councillor Whittington has his way we will not get a bypass at all".

Would Mr Whittington, county council cabinet member for transport and highways, care to issue a statement clarifying the county council's position?

Also, where can we read the county council's Delivering a Sustainable Transport System (DaSTS) submission? And can we read it before the general election, so that we know what our local politicians are up to before we decide how to vote?

Tony Dixon

Barons Close, Westergate

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