16th February 2017 By Rashleigh MacFarlane Follow @CornwallReports A new road linking St Austell to…
Planners vote unanimously to approve £84 million St Austell link road
By Richard Whitehouse Planning permission has been granted for a new £78 million road which will provide an improved link between St Austell and the A30. A full planning application…
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The cognitive dissonance displayed by the Council is extraordinary. On the one hand they pass a resolution that there is an eco-climate emergency and will take urgent steps to cut carbon emissions and more – which essentially means cutting road miles travelled in Cornwall drastically within 5 years, and on the other hand they agree a new major road scheme with some green tassels on it.
£84million would pay for over 20 million bus journeys (at an average £4 fare) – why not make buses travel in the St.Austell area free instead, adding new busses and routes and cutting out a lot of local traffic…