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' EN. years of agi‘tat*-i'on,; petitions "arid ' sit - downs by ffihe"
villagers of wage "were rewarded this week with: i=he*o.flici:a'l
-publication of: the proposed routefor the viilage by-pass. A two-
I'I1i=1’E: by-pass is pi1’annedeto‘ease the problem of traffie thundering
dirough the vi-liege, which the Department ef the .Enfzironment.
admits today (Fritlay) was: “Unpleasant angdangerous in the

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centre of the ville.-ge COI11lIl1.lIl1tY.3’ 1
’_Cllr.. 4 Lawrence- -_Sl1.iJ_sfl.e‘.V;‘. of‘
Bridge Parish. Council, said *yes_—.
terday “Of course we are very

pleased to see so-methirng solid,
at last. It’s marvellous _to= know

that it is under Way. at last. Now
it’s vital to get the c0—operatio-_ni
of all .concerned to get this

thing‘ through as quickly as pos-

sible.”

Bridge Parish —Couhci.'i was
meeting last night to discus
the route. T '

On November 23 there will be
a joint meeting between Bridges
and Pa.trixhourn,e* (the _ne-igh'-
ebeuring parish through which
- most of the by—pass would run)
to enable each parish to put its
1 view.

' The plan was published SiII!L£1':'
taneously with -the A proposed"

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; route of * the ‘controversial
— i I-Iarbledown bypass and both
, - :2 schemes will be on Show in the
T’  _ es, on.-[E-‘r‘..  .
" T  day.” _ 'e‘ Bridge will be

clispla.ye_(l in the/village h
é the-.Ha;1"b'ledown one in
s_I-Iolme Schéiol. 7
The _ Bridge by-'-p-asst W uld
-leave the: existing A2 just est
of the Canterburyleity ho-undalry
and .pess- north-east of the vil-
lage. Swinging eastwards, it

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would pass .under Bekesbourne

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'R_ive_ NailboHI‘nj¢' .l and
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oreieizi the 
B.bout‘600—3teti*de T
tion with Rose Lane
'-‘Duel ~*+"‘C3?Ii1':_iag9?}V
Wide would be 
grass ve-rges~12' fee
central re\s'er=s?a_ti‘on. 15 evei?
There would be nor, an ’
the by-pa.s~s except‘ ’ at M '7’it§
‘minal points_whe-re; 1. _
with the ’ex'istin'g'ut-'
T --Ultimately, it is ._e__
"a ‘full by~pa‘ss‘ TO-f C
will link the. noritheé -- 
of the prop-os-ed" 
with the proposed-i Up ' .: =
down by-pass. _
Copies of. the Bridg
also be seen at“. "ti/1-eé
Kent County Co»unc"i*1-T
Bleani Rural 'D_istric 1.  -
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They -t‘0'»Dk place.
of Brid'g=e—Blean Ctmn-1
although not re_s_-,pon$;ibl,_
road; has done much‘: of
-hind-th e-scenes ' work ‘ -t
improve-mentsj; ' _o l~
"After the two-whet
Mir. Crouch ‘told’:
Gazer.‘ +": ‘‘‘The T-
ve'ry' _valuable'. It s N,
councils can come‘ erg
work very dc-I0,
Ootunty; Council. ' ‘ TA
- “I- am c‘on‘fiden.t. the . ._
spirit of ce—oper.at_i‘O 
seen at this .meeting e- "

tinue, we can probailiil 
lot of time. k 9 T s_ ‘7  :iv_
' -“N ow itfs up] to In ov'_.-g‘-

Canterbury by—pa;ss com lie
four or five years,
seven or eight?” w ._