The news that the Government is calling a public enquiry into the Bath Package is welcome news. The schemes to build a two lane highway to serve 1 bus every 6 minutes or so and put a large P&R in the flood plain were hugely controversial.

Many residents resented the way our Conservative Cabinet seemed to force these schemes through without giving due consideration to options put forward by the Liberal Democrats and others.

Perhaps now we can get some better options to solve Bath traffic problems on the table for consideration such as a rail station at Corsham, more control over the bus timetable and more bus routes to villages would be a start.

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