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Conservatives admit Ashford ring road scheme "has cost a fortune and it is not justified"

May 21, 2009 7:15 PM

In a sensational interview with local paper The Kentish Express, the man in charge of Highway services at Kent County Council has admitted that Ashford's shared space scheme "has cost a fortune" with much of the 'street furniture' costs "not justified."

Earlier this year The Kentish Express revealed that the somewhat unconventional street lighting that adorns the shared space area cost £7000 per unit, compared to £1000 for a conventional street light unit.

The paper reveals today that the schemes strainless steel litter bins cost £1500, ten times the cost of a conventional bin.

The story, and the comments by KCC's Highways man Cllr Keith Ferrin, seriously undermines Kent Conservative's election comments that they have been prudent with local taxpayers money.

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