link road protest link road protest major anti road protest london united_kingdom early mid-1990s opposing construction link road known link road significant local road scheme connect traffic avoiding urban streets road proposed 1960s london important link central london years road protests increasingly visible urban road building fallen favour public local member parliament particular vocal opponent scheme protests reached new level visibility campaign protesters came outside area support local opposition road initial focus removal tree east attracted attention local national media activity peaked high profile protesters setting property scheduled demolition notably road final stage protest single building road security occupied road eventually built planned opened traffic increased costs involved management protesters raised profile campaigns united_kingdom contributed road schemes cancelled reviewed later decade involved protest moved oppose schemes country opinions road built mixed road ninth entire country background origin link road stems major arterial roads london subsequent improvements eastern avenue improvement opened june provided bypass old road proposals route arose 1960s london plan seen concentric circular built city radial routes motorway ending section known built motorway standards late 1960s early 1970s designated section connecting eastern avenue completed late 1970s opening traffic scheme met considerable opposition protests urban motorway elevated streets opened local later describing road presence metres properties completely unacceptable environmentally road public inquiry repeatedly abandoned 1970s result protests link road action group resist link road formed years activists fought government plans series public inquiries alternative build road tunnel leaving houses untouched rejected grounds cost announced completing drivers travelling areas new roads built continue long stretches urban single roads particular suburbs suffered traffic congestion roads prosperity white paper published detailed major expansion road building programme included plans london road schemes suggested government scrap scheme public held scheme november protest campaign 1980s planning affected area houses home community artists eventually contractors appointed carry work compulsory purchase property proposed route undertaken march preparation construction road minister state transport estimated properties scheduled demolition displacing people estimated seeking original residents cases lived homes lives refused sell properties protesters local area link road scheme joined large numbers anti road attracted availability free housing route experienced protesters participated earlier events anti nazi league riots gave impetus campaign new arrivals skills developed prior protests construct defences blocking original entrances houses creating new routes directly sophisticated techniques delay construction road sit ins site invasions combined sabotage stop construction work temporarily led large numbers police constant security patrols employed protect construction sites great expense december total cost construction estimated million rising month protesters successful campaign newspapers news programmes covering protests regular basis publishing infancy produce publicity materials campaign send media government began residents route houses protesters set called autonomous groups houses extreme methods force engineers halt demolition including underground tunnels protesters secured concrete chestnut tree late local opposition extension relatively limited opposition going nearly years institutional avenues protest exhausted local residents largely resigned road built outside protesters arrived september residents saw mission campaign section extension tunnel residents believed save green year old sweet chestnut tree grew cut cover tunnel required tree cut support protests started extend local community lady learning tree impending destruction rallied support local children later fired job wearing uniform turn recruited parents protests non resident realised significant local support local residents gathered tree dressing ceremony november found way barred security fencing support protesters pulled protesters continued delay destruction tree campaign argued court letter addressed tree gave status legal dwelling causing delay early morning december police arrived protesters took hours carry protesters numerous complaints police police turn denied allegations protesters media attention started increase protest daily newspapers putting pictures tree pages local started scathing scheme progress march said pig headed approach link road costly described ongoing police presence miniature equivalent iraqi occupation kuwait according threatened demolition men wielding adding project cost police time demolish year old chestnut tree half dozen houses road properties scheduled demolition compulsory purchased removing notable exception small street ran immediately central line consequently required property demolished street completely occupied protesters original resident taken offer year old born number lived nearly life friends anti road protesters saying dirty grandchildren protesters named built poles vibrant community sprung road won respect authorities houses painted extravagant designs internally externally sculptures erected road road artistic spectacle said seen believed november road took place bringing end link road resistance major physical protest accompanied police riot gear carried days central line running adjacent road suspended soon completed remaining properties demolished end cost million pounds police costs quoting understand commissioner police metropolis cost protest order allow possession premises road complained parliament police brutality stating constituents bullied including vulnerable people crime living line route secretary pointed public protesters lodged objections line route end following road non resident protesters moved sites road near tube station houses demolished problems vandalism house left standing number house originally scheduled demolition time left standing order tenant additional time relocate april removed water supply roof left security guards duty guards decided sleep overnight cars evening leaving house protesters moved house renamed thanks appearance like proclaimed micro nation designed national anthem flag author mentions legitimacy complicated protesters continuing claim unemployment benefits mother country tower built remains roof similar existed road system defences built core protesters ensured people staying legal requirement home defence finally evicted june road building immediately demolished total cost removing protesters given including additional costs security guards construction road way stage free continue largely systematic sabotage building sites local people continued completed given designation continuation given number far official opening road october took place fanfare opened chief executive politician journalists passes admitted ceremony consequences protest campaign link road protest ultimately unsuccessful aim stop building link road total cost compensation project estimated million proposals motorway cancelled review trunk road programme significant response government occurred labour came office following general election announcement new deal trunk roads england proposal cancelled previous road schemes including construction increased fuel prices ensured road projects undertaken genuinely necessary stating favour new road building answer protesters went join direct action campaign reclaim streets arrested detained grounds breach peace unsuccessfully challenged government legislation response major new road building programme expansion aviation delegation road protest veterans visited warn renewed direct action response delivering lock symbol past protests went found support road protesters challenge government project bbc reported cost link road doubled intervention protesters residents complained following completion road streets rat runs trying ahead
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