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Council in talks to end controversial Stirling link road plan as protestors call for project to be ditched forever

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Talks are to take place in a bid to scrub the controversial Viewforth Link Road from Stirling’s transport strategy. Stirling Council’s new environment and housing convener has agreed to meet with Stirling West Tory councillor Neil Benny to discuss the move.

Plans for a £2.5million link road through Stirling Council’s Viewforth site were ditched from the council’s budget early last year.

Almost 1700 people had signed an online petition asking the council to axe its proposals and a further petition on the council’s own community engagement platform attracted 566 signatures.

The then joint SNP/Labour administration left the link road out of their 2021/22 budget - blaming the extra financial pressures brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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