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#£@&%*!?

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Yes, this really is enough to make you want to weep, scream, thump people. All of that and more. I have read about this elsewhere and I simply do not understand how Highways England can do this, despite being told (at one site) to stop doing it because they have no planning permission. Are they above the law then? Why can they not be stopped? It is outrageous.

And yes, I have signed the petition, but I fear we're all banging our heads against the proverbial brick wall
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Link for petition is http://chng.it/9TRcTwttKm
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...t-country.html

Graeme Bickerdike, a member of the Historical Railways Estate Group campaigning to save the structures so old lines can be reused, said: ‘[Highways England] is a government-owned company and yet they are trying to keep their destructive and unjustified assault secret. It’s scandalous and it’s about time ministers stepped in.’

He added: ‘Highways England is replacing fabulous architecture with horrendous mounds of concrete, burying wonderful examples of our industrial heritage.

‘The impact on wildlife is also not a side issue. These bridges span wildlife corridors in what are sometimes remote locations. By infilling, Highways England are damaging the ecology of each area.’

The work, which will cost millions, is being proposed for 69 sites by Highways England – responsible for disused railway arches – even though simply strengthening of the structures would be cheaper.

Last December, Highways England listed 116 structures it intended to fill in or destroy but has since reduced the number.

However, to the anger of campaigners, it has not published a detailed list of those it intends to target and the agency has not specified why it won’t.
Senseless Cultural Vandalism.

Highways England said it only intended to demolish 15 bridges, while adding that infills ‘are built in a way that allows for them to be reversed should organisations become interested in the structures future use’.
Doubt that is true.

Campaigners argued that reverting it causes significant difficulty and could cost a seven-figure sum.
 

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