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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.

Toy transport:

7, February 2015·2 min read

Your great ideas to improve the Isle of Wight: Transport

The overwhelmingly most popular idea from readers to improve the Isle of Wight was to tackle transport. Whether it be ferries, roads, trains or the idea of a fixed link. In coming weeks we'll feature your other ideas too, but in the meantime, read on.

Soletn Tunnel

20, March 2015·1 min read

Legal entity to promote Isle of Wight fixed link formed

A not-for-profit association has been formed to campaign for a road-based fixed link from the Isle of Wight to the UK Mainland.

Ferry

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!

Pile of papers by Robert Couse-Baker

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.

Solent forts:

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.

HKZM visual - TEC project

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.

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".

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.

Solent Tunnel

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.

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.

Pen and paper study

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.

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”.

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