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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.

7, April 2017·1 min read

Results of Fixed Link Feasibility Study Survey revealed

The Pro-link campaign say the survey was completed by just under 5,000 people on and off the Isle of Wight. OnTheWight has the full details.

3, March 2017·2 min read

Fixed Link campaigners form new commercial arm, taking it to next level

Founding members of the fixed link campaign have set up a new company to take the campaign to the next level. OnTheWight has the details.

Tunnel between demark and germany by Femern A-S

1, October 2016·2 min read

Isle of Wight Tunnel plans make the national press. See them in full here

Take a look at the plans the Pro-Link group believe show "beyond reasonable doubt the massive potential that a Cross Solent tunnel road link will have for the future socio-economic prosperity, lifestyle and standard of living on the Isle of Wight”.

29, March 2016·1 min read

Need for fixed-link feasibility study backed by Isle of Wight Council leader

Isle of Wight council leader, Jonathan Bacon, has written to the pro-fixed link campaign group to express his personal support for an independent feasibility study into a fixed link between the Isle of Wight and mainland Britain.

Kevin Price, Dr David Brown, Carl Feeney at the student fixed link bridge presentation

15, March 2016·2 min read

Isle of Wight pro-link campaigners spread their message

In the last two weeks pro-link campaigners have met with engineering undergraduate students from the University of Southampton, as well as presenting their case to tourism business owners at Visit Isle of Wight conference.

30, November 2015·1 min read

Fixed Link Debate: Party members hear arguments ‘for’ and ‘against’

Labour Party members heard the arguments for and against a Fixed Link from speakers from the pro and anti campaigns at their meeting last week.

Andrew Turner on bench - Ferry debate - Westminster - 13 October 2014

1, July 2015·1 min read

Government confirm support for Island Infrastructure Taskforce

Andrew Turner has pledged his support as the Isle of Wight Council moves forward to the next stage of implementing an Island Infrastructure Taskforce.

Your Island Needs you - no to fixed link campaign poster

27, April 2015·1 min read

‘No Isle of Wight Fixed Link’ campaigners launch new Website

Campaigners go public with their primary reasons for opposing any fixed link project by launching a Website with their "reasoned argument, statistics and expert testimony".

23, April 2015·2 min read

International tunnel consultants visit pro-link campaigners: Costs and timelines revealed

World experts on tunnelling have been to the Isle of Wight this week to give their views on the project including (for the first time) how long it might take to complete and how much it could cost.

30, March 2015·1 min read

Have you added your signature to either the pro or anti fixed-link e-petitions?

If you haven't but want to, you have until just before midnight tonight. Just follow the links in the article.

25, March 2015·2 min read

Read the £100k Fixed link study from 1998, released by Pro-Link campaigners (Updated)

The £100,000 fixed link feasibility study from 1998 has been made public by the Pro-link campaigners, who say an updated version needs to be commissioned.

20, March 2015·1 min read

BBC couldn’t get to the Island to do live TV chat about fixed link – all the ferries were full!

Irony explosion: BBC planned to come to the Isle of Wight to do a live TV debate on South Today this evening, but, so the organisers tell us, the Beeb couldn't get a car ferry over as all three route full!

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