Campaigners claim Shrewsbury North West Relief Road could have 'record-breaking' negative response
Transport and environment campaigners have claimed Shrewsbury's £87 million North West Relief Road could have received a record number of negative comments.
A consultation on the proposed four-mile road, which would stretch from Churncote Roundabout to Battlefield, ends today, and more than 1,700 responses had been uploaded to the planning portal at last count, most of them opposed to the plans.
But Better Transport Shrewsbury and Road to Ruin Shropshire, two groups which were set up to campaign against the road, believe there are in fact around 3,000 objections, and that Shropshire Council has been slow to upload them for the public to view.
Dave Green, a spokesperson for Better Transport Shrewsbury, said: "We have been stunned by the number of objections to the North West Road. These have come from across the whole of Shrewsbury and Shropshire which shows that this highly controversial road is not just a local issue but is a big concern throughout the county. Only around two per cent are in favour of the project.
