Green councillors have asked that a general, system wide, enforced, 20mph speed limit be set for every residential road and roads through villages in the area covered by Lancaster City […]
New County Council, Same Old (Expensive) Road Plan…
When it comes to the proposed Heysham-M6 Lorry Link road and the new Lancashire County Council it seems it’s a matter of new dogs, same old tricks. Despite a dramatic […]
Heysham Link Now Priced at £133 Million
Although the Government outlined its support for the North West’s proposals to improve transportation in the region today, the proposed M6-Heysham Link has still not received full approval – and […]
County Council “Misled” over Bypass
(Updated 24 April 2009 with Council response): It seems our local councils may have been a trifle slapdash — to say the least – when it came to full disclosure […]
Link Road Funding Agreed but Bypass Still Not Definite
Last Updated 29 January 2009 The Government this week granted the controversial Heysham M6 Link Road “Programme Entry” status in its bid to secure funding — but no money has […]
Bringing the House Down – Literally!
Going, going, gone! Workers this week demolished a house on the corner of Torrisholme and Oxford Roads in Skerton to make way for a larger BP garage. Planning permission was […]
Overspend Fears Over Bypass Plans
North Lancashire based transport campaign group Transport Solutions for Lancaster and Morecambe (TSLM) has written to County Councillors across Lancashire this week, advising them of the increased liability of Lancashire’s […]
Traffic Management Cheaper than Bypass, says expert
Concerned that vital Department for Transport appraisal guidance has not been followed in planning for the planned Heysham M6 Link road, and the fact that there is no clear statement […]
Compensate Residents for Traffic Chaos, says Councillor
As thousands of commuters have been left fuming in traffic with the closure of of Back Caton Road as part of the work on the Kingsway development, local residents haven’t […]
Bypass Gets Go Ahead
The Secretary of State has decided to give planning permission for the Heysham-M6 link road. A decision on funding the road (estimated to cost around 160 million) will be made […]