A PRESSURE group wants to ensure that any review of the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway involves the public.
Proposed by Highways England, the £3.5 billion road plan would link Oxford and Cambridge via a corridor where one million homes could be built.
In a pre-election visit to Oxfordshire in November Mr Shapps indicated the scheme could be reviewed but has not spoken about the matter further.
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Now lobby group POETS ((Planning Oxfordshire’s Environment & Transport Sustainably) is urging the Oxfordshire Growth Board to press the Government on how a review should be run.
Spokesman Noel Newson said: “We welcome the indications that the new government will review the case for the Expressway.
“However, it is important that such a review is comprehensive and involves the public.
“The Growth Board has previously expressed concern that the lack of certainty over the Expressway was affecting planning for effective and sustainable growth in Oxfordshire.
“Equally, uncertainty over other key elements, especially housing, employment and environmental components of the proposals for the Arc also restricts the ability to plan effectively.
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“The position on employment and environmental ambitions is equally unclear."
The No Expressway Group is requesting to be part of any review and said it should be extended to include discussions about the creation of the one million houses by 2050 associated with the route.
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