All  about  a  would-be  Westbury  Wilts  A350  Bypass    
  ... with  a  route  in  the  wrong  area,  on  the  wrong  side  of  the  town ...  

... why have a bypass in the wrong place ...? ... thin justifications, or less ... ... and sound reasons to think again ...

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The Wrong Way
Odd Objective
Spiralling Cost
No to Funding
Barmy Bypass Bad for BA13
Pollution Risk
Threat to Best of Countryside
Walk the Route
Land Ownership
Cement Works
Wildlife Loss
Why East...?
Choked Town
Ignored Report
West Solutions for Westbury
Our Railway
Parkway
Activity
Failure...
Freightway
Forty Acres
Inquiry Links
Further Links
Web-site...?

Compare clarity, focus on the issues, quality of information, succinctness, etc.

A general impression of the Planning Inquiry is that the White Horse Alliance statements, which quote Government guidelines, which the Eastern Westbury Bypass scheme is ignoring, have been altogether better, scored more points, than the speeches by Wiltshire County Council's barrister and consultants.

Just how much Wiltshire County Council decided upon a 'solution' and fitted its justifications around it became apparent at the Inquiry.   The Eastern Westbury Bypass scheme is looking decidedly lame.

The Inquiry was adjourned until 10-11 September for re-examination of WCC's flawed information.

The Inquiry was adjourned again until 8 October '08, when it ended with concluding submissions.

After the Inspectors' report, a decision by the Secretaries of State is expected some time in 2009.

Meanwhile, an independent account of the 14 July individual speakers session.
By the way, observe the traffic-free existing A350 through Westbury as photographed on that evening.

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And here is another view of the beautiful Westbury White Horse Escarpment.

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