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Solent Tunnel

The Fixed Link Tunnel campaign group, Pro-Link, has been campaigning for a feasibility study into the proposal for the Solent Tunnel – a fixed link between the Isle of Wight and Mainland – since 2014.

Run by Carl Feeny, Kevin Price and Tim Cooper, Able Connections Ltd has been set up as a body with which to communicate professionally with those in the transport industry.

Below are articles mentioning the fixed link debate, Solent Tunnel and Able Communications Ltd.

28, March 2007·2 min read

Building Bridges: Fixed Link To The Island or Not?

Many thanks to ‘Bertie’, who sent through info regarding some new e-petitions relating to the Island. One is petitioning for...

6, March 2012·1 min read

Letter to the Editor: Would A Fixed Link Encourage More Business?

One VB reader asks what other readers think about the idea of a fixed link

22, January 2013·1 min read

Letter: How about a semi-fixed link to Lymington?

A suggestion for a partially-fixed link between the Island and the mainland is raised by reader Ron Chonner

6, July 2013·1 min read

Letter: No chance of a fixed link

Bob Blocksidge says there is no point discussing the possibility of a fixed link to the Island as he believes there is no chance it'll ever transpire.

14, August 2013·1 min read

BBC ponder the likelihood of a ‘Bridge to the Isle of Wight’

The evidence for several 'blue sky thinking' projects is touched on by the BBC this week, including the much-debated issue of a bridge to the Isle of Wight.

14, November 2014·3 min read

The fixed-link debate continues with pro-campaign calling for a referendum (updated)

The pro-campaign say they have the assurance from the Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Andrew Turner, that if enough Islanders are interested, a referendum on a fixed link could take place in 2015. He disputes giving his support to a referendum.

19, November 2014·1 min read

Islanders join the campaign against a fixed link to the mainland

As well as those who are keen to push for a fixed link to the mainland, there are others who would rather seek to improve the ferry services than endorse a tunnel or bridge across the Solent. They urge others who feel the same to sign their ePetition.

20, November 2014·1 min read

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