Villagers meet to discuss Cardiff Airport road plans
01.09.08
Villagers opposed to a possible route for a new link road to Cardiff Airport have met to discuss the plans, the BBC reports. About 150 people attended the second public meeting at Pendoylan in the Vale of Glamorgan. They are opposed to any plans to build a three-lane road through the area from the M4 to the airport near Rhoose.
Tony Williams, a former councillor for the area told the BBC: ‘As far as local people are concerned this trunk road is unwanted and unnecessary.’ A delegation of villagers was to meet the local AM and assembly minister Jane Hutt yesterday to discuss their concerns.
A public consultation for the three possible routes opened in July. Option C runs from junction 34 of the M4 to Sycamore Cross on the A48 near Bonvilston, with three options for a bypass at Pendoylan. If built, it would be a single-carriageway road with climbing lanes to allow safe overtaking. Options A and B would both direct airport traffic from junction 33 of the M4 along improved existing roads.
Mr Williams said: ‘We're opposing this scheme to put a trunk road right through the ancient and historic parish of Pendoylan which will sever the Ely valley. It is scheduled as an area of special countryside and also contains Sites of Special Scientific Interest.’
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