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Arundel Station Cycle-path. |
I
as well as Arundel Town Council will have to hold the County Councils
feet to the fire regarding the budget overrun and the inconvenience
caused, but to be fair to the County Council the specification has
had to be changed a number of times at the insistence of Highways
England (wider paths etc) and with all the various parties (Arundel
Community Partnership, Network Rail, Highways England, WSCC, South
Downs National Park, Arundel Town Council, Lyminster Parish Council
and Arun) it's not surprising that agreement has been so slow and
implementation even slower.
But
I am sure that when it is all finished it will make a real difference
to commuters (walking and cycling) alike and residents will embrace
it as a real improvement.
Delivering
projects like these in our increasingly complicated society with all
the issues like EU procurement rules, transparent governance, Health
and Safety only make these projects very very complicated, some may
say why bother, but this whole project was conceived by Mike De Lara
the former Chairman of the Arundel Community Partnership and they
beavered away gaining support of all the relevant parties. So
congratulations to ACP.
I
am told that the idea was originally Heather De-Laras and there is a
proposal to call it Heathers way, I can't think of a better name! But
maybe you could? Suggestions on a postcard (or email) to the Town
Council admin@arundeltowncouncil.gov.uk.
Until
next month
Paul
Dendle is Arundel Ward and Cabinet Member on Arun District Council.
Email. Cllr.paul.dendle@arun.gov.uk