28 lugl 1970 anni - THE BUILDING OF WHAT WE DON'T WANT

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Westway opens on July 28th alongside protests - The project cost £36.5m, 25% from a government grant.
The Westway opening ceremony on July 28 1970 was accompanied by a local re-housing protest; as Michael Heseltine, the parliamentary secretary to the transport minister, cut the ribbon, a banner was unfurled on Acklam Road demanding ‘Get us out of this Hell - Rehouse Us Now.’

At the time, compensation was not available to people living outside the highway limits, even though they may have been affected adversely (legislation changed in 1973) but Greater London Council purchased or soundproofed the affected Acklam Road properties.

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