通行危険な道路を封鎖する―無期限に！

　英国、イングランド。沿岸の道路を調査のためしばらく封鎖していたが、本格的に崩落が懸念されるので無期限閉鎖に変更、とのこと。

BBC Watchet coastal road closed indefinitely due to erosion 27 Feb 2023 By Daniel Mumby & Clara Bullock

「A coastal road will remain closed indefinitely unless money can be found to fix it, a council has confirmed.

The B3191 connects Watchet and Blue Anchor on the west Somerset coast.

The road was closed by Somerset County Council on 12 January, after a survey showed ongoing erosion along the coast had accelerated.」

「Following more detailed inspections, the council has since confirmed it will be impossible to reopen the entire road without "major intervention".」

　どうも主要な生活道路の一つだったようで、生活・営業に多大な影響が出る様子。

「Councillor Mike Rigby, portfolio holder for transport and digital, said: "The situation with land movement in this part of the cliff is terminal; eventually the road is going to disappear into the sea.

"It's essential we keep the closure in place indefinitely for the safety of the public - the level of risk attached to keeping it open is frankly unacceptable."」

　これも含めて環境変動の影響というわけで―少なくともここしばらくは、沿岸の土地流出を懸念する記事がぽつぽつ出ていましたしね―、彼らの危機感は相当なものなわけだ。

　まあ我々もね、poorというから湿地帯か、だいぶん広く回復した方が良いように思いますけどね…。


BBC Wild Ken Hill rewilding project boosts plant diversity - report 28 Feb 2023

【environmental issues】