Campaigners have called for a probe into the controversial Shrewsbury North West Relief Road scheme, accusing a council of 'maladministration'.
Campaigners have called for a probe into the controversial Shrewsbury North West Relief Road scheme, accusing a council of "maladministration".Better Shrewsbury Transport has written a 28-page letter to Shropshire Council, asking for the authority's monitoring officer to launch an immediate investigation.
Mike Streetly, from Better Shrewsbury Transport, said:"Shropshire’s finances are now in a 'precarious state' and the council is failing residents by blindly pursuing this project without proper scrutiny over the spiralling costs. This is why we’re calling on the council’s monitoring officer to step up and do his job. We need an immediate Section 5 investigation in order to protect Shropshire taxpayers.
Mr Streetly added:"When the MP for Shrewsbury secured a £54m grant for the NWRR in 2019, the project was costed at £87m. Its cost has now likely more than doubled due to construction sector inflation: in the latest report for the council meeting on September 21, the additional cost of the road is now estimated at £95m with the council acknowledging that additional borrowing would be the only way to find that money.
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