Warm welcome for A1 dualling route announcement

The only positive the green  route gives is to the motorist, as it will have no impact on them during construction, what a shame we are once again ripping through the green belt and moving wildlife for the sake of man, less then two years ago Northumberland county council refused planning for a motor cross, reasons 1 noise to residents, 2enviromental, incorrect use of green belt area now the highways are going to rip this open for an A1. Double standards, totally wrong.

I have followed this for many years because of people I'm know who own the land.and I did some research many years ago on what was there

OK step 1 northern section - the Mousen bend - that was scheduled to be straightened 30 yrs ago and nothing was done - it should have gone to the east of old Mousen Hall and between the A1 and the East coast line.

nuff said -- the bit aside Causey Park ..when this first arose I did a bit of checking as I knew the landowner - there a bell in the tower of his house which appears to be from a chapel. The land it came from appears to be  a 'Cuthbert Chapel, ie one of the resting places on the old roman road - causey = causeway where the body 'rested' on its travels. As a result of this an archeological dig was arranged but could not be financed, even though the landowner put in an access road. This route goes through a mediaeval village and possibly the chapel. The impact on the environment is immense. It was interesting to note  that originally the three routes were red, black and green -- very subliminal..............

Yes the A1 needs to be upgraded, but looking at the methodology of the survey, they seem to have spent more time deciding the sex, age and ethnicity of the responders, as though that matters?? than the actual comments -- which for some reason are very difficult to find??

OK it needs to be done but they seem to have gone for the most expensive - most environmentally intrusive , and possibly the most historically destructive route possible