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Thursday, August 28, 2008, 07:00
Results of a study into the road project will be back with the council at the end of November.
But until the research highlights the best possible solutions plans are on hold.
The death of 74-year-old Dorothy Murphy, who was killed in a collision with a heavy goods vehicle while on a pedestrian crossing last month, sparked calls for the construction of a town by-pass.
As previously reported in the Scunthorpe Telegraph, Barton Town Councilors voted in favour of analysing old plans, constructed in the early 1990s, at this month's council meeting.
Ms Shirley Richards, town clerk, explained the process was a slow one.
"It is taking a while to receive them as they were in the hands of Humberside County Council before the change of authority," she said.
The council said since the project would have such a high cost it would be looked at very carefully before a decision was made.
Traders have had mixed views. Despite welcoming the new road for lorries and HGV vehicles they are concerned the diversion of through-flow traffic could hit town trade.
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Well done Tony Blair! You knew just when to resign as Prime Minister, leaving Gordon Brown in the mess you created. However, Brown is not without criticism.The next election I will vote for the Monster Raving Loony Party.
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