NO SURPRISE ON A453 SETBACK
The A453 widening was almost ready to go when Labour came into office in 1997. One of the first things they did was to cancel the programme. Thirteen years later the Tories get into power and the same thing happens once again.
Yet it looks as if the stupid ‘white elephant’ tram extension is going ahead [...]
A453 WIDENING PLANS ON HOLD
Plans to widen the link between the south of Nottingham with junction 24 of the M1 have been put on hold, as part of government plans to save £6.2 billion. Work on the £194m project to widen the A453 was due to start in the autumn, but new chancellor George Osborne has said plans will [...]
GOVERNMENT COULD HALT PLANS
With the formation of a new government, it perhaps may bring to an end crazy plans for Clifton. The (not needed) tram may be derailed, if you pardon the pun. This new government has already said it has to save billions of pounds and I am sure this would be top of their list. A [...]
A453 WIDENING PLANS ON HOLD
Plans to widen the link between Clifton and the south of Nottingham with junction 24 of the M1 have been put on hold, as part of government plans to save £6.2 billion. Work on the £194m project to widen the A453 was due to start in the autumn, but new chancellor George Osborne has said [...]
WIDENING WILL NOT HELP A453
I agree that there is a problem with the A453, but what do you think that widening it will help? The problem isn’t that the road is not dual carriageway, it’s that the traffic can’t leave the road at it’s ends.
All that will happen after widening is that you reach the end of the queue [...]
CAN’T WAIT FOR A453 WIDENING
I read the letter in your paper from G. Snell (Local News – October) about the widening of the A453. I drive that road every day as I work for a local bus company and do the East Midlands Airport run.
I can’t wait till it’s been done. It usually takes 50 minutes to get to [...]