Alun Griffiths pulls out of £90m Banwell bypass
Alun Griffiths’ withdrawal from the £90m project comes decrease than a month after the secretary of advise approved compulsory aquire orders wished for the arrangement.
It had started enabling works to prepare the insist for the bypass’ most foremost inform but has now stopped work.
Councillor Mike Bell, leader of North Somerset Council, said: “Alun Griffiths joined the bypass crew in 2021, so it is miles amazingly traumatic for them to pull out by surprise correct as they had been getting spades within the ground. Here’s surprising and unparalleled news and we surely feel both let down and disappointed, as I’m sure many residents will too.
“In spite of challenges created by Griffiths’ decision, I’d desire to reassure residents that the council remains dedicated to the bypass and that we are working closely with partners at Properties England to perceive next steps and solutions.
“The Banwell bypass is a in reality mighty arrangement for us and, over the previous two years, we now uncover made more development in direction of making it a actuality than anybody within the century since it was as soon as first proposed.
“This entails designing the arrangement in collaboration with local residents, overcoming monetary pressures and efficiently securing planning permission and compulsory aquire orders.
“No longer most attention-grabbing would the bypass take away lengthy-standing and intolerable congestion from Banwell, however the broader arrangement entails miles of strolling and cycling tracks, to boot to a considerable bio-diversity catch place. The bypass is additionally key to unlocking future housing sites, which are considerable in seizing the opportunities equipped by regional inform.
“As ever, we are focussing our efforts on involving this high-quality arrangement forward and turning in for our communities, working alongside partners and doing all we can to
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