April 15th, 2009
Green Olympics?
Plans for the Weymouth Relief Road are being fast tracked in order to support the sailing events at the 2012 Olympics.
The road has long been a topic of great contention with protesters desperately trying to make their case heard. Proposed construction by Skanska, is due to commence at the beginning of 2010 and will cut a deep wound in the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs, destroy ancient woodland and of course contribute significantly to rising CO2 levels. The question is – is this damage worth it for a brief stint in the global limelight in the summer of 2012?
The website for The Campaign to Protect Rural England summarized this neatly saying; ‘So much for a “Green Olympics” when the 2012 event is used to justify environmental destruction and increased carbon emissions on this scale.’ For more info visit http://www.cpre.org.uk/news/view/386
The Skanska Construction contract is due to be completed at County Hall on Wednesday 13th June.