A27 improvement scheme scrapped

Drivers hoping for an easier trip on the A27 around Chichester in the foreseeable future have had their hopes dashed today (Wednesday March 1).
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Mar 2017, 13:20 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2017, 14:23 BST
The Chichester scheme has been scrapped PPP-140628-083326006The Chichester scheme has been scrapped PPP-140628-083326006
The Chichester scheme has been scrapped PPP-140628-083326006

This follows the announcement that the A27 improvement scheme for the city has sensationally been scrapped.

In a letter cancelling the whole scheme, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling blamed his decision on ‘the withdrawal of support by local councils for the shortlisted options and significant local campaigns’.

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The extraordinary news comes just days before Highways England was due to announce its preferred route option.

Responding to the news, Chichester MP Andrew Tyrie said: “We have to try to persuade the Government eventually to return to this.

“And before we do so, we have to find a solution that can unite the whole community.

“None of Highways England’s schemes could achieve this. So they lost the confidence of the community.”

Mr Grayling added in his letter, dated yesterday, February 28, that the ‘delivery of the Arundel A27 bypass should proceed as planned’.

Related topics:DriversHighways EnglandA27ChichesterGovernment