Better Transport Shrewsbury believes the council should shelve the relief road plans after the Welsh Government decided not to go ahead with several road building projects over environmental concerns.
An artist's impression of how the Shewsbury North West Relief Road will lookthe Welsh Government decided not to go ahead with several road building projectsWork will not be continuing on the A5/A483 Halton Roundabout at Chirk or the Mid Wales Safety Schemes at the A470 Llangurig, A470 Llanidloes, A470 Pont y Bat , A487 Llanrhystyd, A487 Machynlleth, and A487 north of Aberarth.
Following the announcement, campaigners have called on Shropshire Council to rethink its investment in the North West Relief Road and adopt a similar policy. "Yet, just a few miles across the border in Shrewsbury, Shropshire Council continues to push for a major new road that will increase traffic, damage the environment and create more carbon than it saves. We urge the council to learn from the Welsh Government’s review and scrap the NWRR."
Ms Bullard added:"Both Wales and Shropshire have declared climate emergencies and both administrations have warned the public that we must rapidly decarbonise every sector, including transport, or face disaster. We’re asking Shropshire Council to judge all new road building on the same, very sensible, criteria as Wales is now using.
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