THE long-awaited countdown to a Cogges Link Road, Witney, is about to start.
Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet is being urged to go ahead with a planning application for the £16.4m road at a meeting today.
It is seen as vital to the traffic network in the fast expanding west Oxfordshire town, providing a second river crossing over the Windrush and easing congestion in Bridge Street.
But the road's construction will require compulsory purchase of land and objections are anticipated, triggering a public inquiry already planned for this autumn.
Planning consent for the road was given 11 years ago, but it did not go ahead because of lack of money.
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