The future of the A63 traffic improvements was put under serious doubt last night at a local residents meeting. Cllr Andy Sloan the Hull City Portfolio Holder for the economy and regeneration spoke against the proposed improvement and the plan to reunite the city with a cut and cover tunnel for Castle Street.
This is the first time I have heard the scheme dismissed by a senior figure in the council and must put the future of the improvements in doubt.
A tremendous amount of work has gone into providing a united front from the city in the call for Castle Street to be improved.
The Cut and Cover proposal has won widespread support from business leaders in the city, the media including the Mail unite the city campaign, political support from the council and MPs and has won the backing of the regional representative in competition against other traffic schemes in other parts of the region.
Lobbying for the scheme has won fund for design and feasibility studies which if successful would lead to full funding.
The danger now is that if the Liberal Democrat administration are moving away from the plans currently under consideration the scheme could then lose support and funding and be put to the back of the queue against other transport projects.
There are many other projects in the region desperate for the fund allocated to this project.
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