PRESS RELEASE

18 November 2002

Purley Cross road improvement plans unacceptable says Ottaway

Richard Ottaway, Conservative MP for Croydon South, has criticised TfL's road improvement plans for Purley Cross.

Richard Ottaway says:-

"These plans are anti-car and will do nothing to ease traffic congestion at the centre of Purley. To have the A23 and A22 meeting at a T-junction is a recipe for traffic chaos, tailbacks, increased congestion and extra pollution."

"I welcome the sentiment in attempting to join-up Tesco with Purley town centre but this is a cut-price deal which won't work. Purley deserves better and I call on the Mayor of London to come up with a serious proposal not this half-baked plan."

"Of particular concern is that the proposed new road goes close to the dedicated car park for the South East Cancer Help Centre. This car park is the only place that cancer victims can park to attend the Centre. There has clearly been no serious thought given to this proposal at all."

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