Recently Hereford's Greyfriars Bridge, constructed in 1966, has been closed on several occasions due to ‘incidents’. 

The whole of Hereford and parts of the surrounding county became gridlocked.

If this bridge became seriously damaged due to a major accident or wear and tear how would our city and county survive?

With this serious question in mind our last Conservative-dominated council decided to go west for a bypass.

It would entail miles upon miles of tarmac through ancient woodland, productive farmland and, when crossing the railway line it would be elevated higher than the cathedral tower... and this is just phase one!

The eastern route already has a relief road ending at Rotherwas, and from this roundabout the river is less than a mile away.

The original objection to the east crossing was the ancient grass meadows, the Lugg Flats, but this has been completely overturned by a farmer building a new road across these meadows without a single environmental objection.

East would serve hospital, colleges, schools, railway station, journeys to Worcester, Ledbury, Bromyard and, using Roman Road, Leominster. So why is west best? The council owns 100 acres of farmland, Veddoes and Ashley farms ripe for housing.

Simple really!

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