Please can we ask you to visit  www.stopthewensumlink.co.uk/consultation  and to then respond to Norfolk County Council's pre-planning consultation

There's no doubt the Norwich Western Link will be expensive. So, what of the claims it will be worth it as it will save time and boost the economy?

An independent study, commissioned by @CPRE, looked at the impact of new roads on traffic, the landscape and also economic growth.
Evidence from the 13 cases analysed in detail for traffic impact concluded that road schemes generate more traffic. On average, traffic grew 47% more than background levels, with one scheme more than doubling traffic within 20 years.

None of the four schemes assessed in the longer-term showed the promised reduction in congestion; all put pressure on adjoining roads.
As for economic impact, of 25 road schemes justified on the basis that they would benefit the local economy, only five had any direct evidence of economic effects at all. Even then there was no evidence the road was responsible for them, or hadn’t simply moved economic activity from elsewhere.

Median journey times hardly changed, with savings of 90 seconds during peak periods.

So, even if you think the environmental impact of the Western Link is worth it. Is the financial cost - especially when so many are struggling?