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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Read our full repsonse here: a38derbychaos.org/news

Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We don't need bigger roads; we need transport infrastructure that works for people and planet. The alternatives to road expansion are available and pretty obvious. We included the suggestions of more than 200 supporters in our response to the DfT consultation.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We’ve also submitted an independent transport consultant’s report exploring what a genuine alternative to the A38 could look like and cost. Thank you to everyone who has supported the campaign and helped get us here.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The scheme’s own evidence shows a project that risks making congestion worse, destroying a wildlife site and centuries-old trees, increasing carbon emissions, and locking Derby into car dependency.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Last week, we submitted our formal response to the Departmemt of Transport consultation on cancelling the A38 & A46 schemes. We’re publishing the full response because the evidence should speak for itself.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The consultation isn't fully open to the public but we wanted as many supporters as possible to have their voices included too. More than 200 of you spoke up! Thank you 🙌

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Department Of Transport is consulting on saving hundreds of millions of pounds by potentially cancelling the A38 scheme (as well as the A46 Newark Bypass).

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Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Help get the A38 Derby Junctions @stopa38expansion.bsky.social and A46 Newark Bypass scrapped for good! The Department for Transport is consulting on cuts to roads funding, and is proposing to scrap these two destructive schemes. Please support their cancellation actionnetwork.org/letters/lets...

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Let’s get damaging road schemes cancelled and save active travel!

The Department for Transport (DfT) is consulting on cutting its road investment strategy (RIS3), to fund defence. They are currently consulting a small number of stakeholders but we want to make sure ...

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

By backing the A38 scheme, Mayor Ward and others in power are living in a world that no longer exists. It's beyond time to begin building a visionary, sustainable Derby. 🗣 Join us by sending a letter to Mayor Ward actionnetwork.org/letters/a38-...

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The economic case for expansion has collapsed. The environmental case never existed. We are already experiencing the horrific impacts of fossil fuel expansion and ecological loss, with the situation set to worsen in the coming years.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Pressure is building on Mayor Claire Ward and other representatives to put people and planet before short-term profit. 🧵

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Find out more at a38derbychaos.org and sign up to our newsletter here actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

❌️ The benefit-cost ratio has fallen from 2.6 to 1.0 while costs have tripled to £646m+. This is an outdated scheme that will throw away a huge amount of money better spent on sustainable alternatives and supporting the people of Derby through a chronic cost-of-greed crisis.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

❌️ Young trees cannot replace the function of mature trees. A young tree absorbs about 5.9KG CO2 per year, while a 10 year old tree absorbs 22KG.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

❌️ The claimed economic benefits from journey saving times are exaggerated by possibly more than 50%. Ultimately the cost of the devastation wrought by climate collapse will vastly outweigh any short-term benefits.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

❌️ Induced demand means more cars will eventually fill larger roads producing yet more congestion. ❌️ CO2 emissions will inevitably increase.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

*Sources cited on a38derbychaos.org in the Alternatives Facts page and www.a38derbychaos.org/news/factche...

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Over time the newly optimised roads attract a high volume of cars, erasing any temporary benefits & permanently increasing CO2 & NO2 emissions. Evidence shows that the solution to rising emissions is having fewer fossil fuelled vehicles on the roads and rethinking how we travel.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

But if roads are expanded to make traffic move faster, it triggers a phenomenon known as induced demand. Faster, freer-flowing roads make driving more convenient. This encourages more people to choose driving over public transit, walking, or cycling.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Many people, including some Derby City Councillors falsely believe CO2 emissions will reduce if traffic flow improves. This confusion has likely occurred because improving traffic flow can temporarily lower concentrations of NO2 where vehicles currently idle.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It's not over yet! Government may decide to axe the A38 scheme in favour of military spending but until the blade has officially fallen, the fight goes on. 🙏🏼 If you haven't yet sent a letter to decision-makers demanding for its cancellation please do so here: actionnetwork.org/letters/a38-...

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The people of Derby and the East Midlands need protection from climate breakdown. They need sustainable transport investment, more tree cover, and heat-proof homes. We urge Mayor Ward and all politicians to redirect their anger and fight the end to all fossil fuel projects. a38derbychaos.org

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Politicians should be angry and motivated to act. But not because carbon projects may be cancelled. They should be angry that people are already needlessly dying, and government focuses on contributing to the climate crisis instead of implementing solutions to mitigate for it.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This is just the beginning of an unimaginable crisis that will greatly impact all of us. A crisis caused by an addiction to fossil fuels and reckless commitments to unjustifiable projects like the A38 expansion.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Fixed it for you, Mayor Ward. A new study reports that there were 2,700 excess deaths due to extreme heat across May and June with scientists estimating that the climate crisis added between 3-4°C to maximum temperatures.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This policy shift offers a pragmatic opportunity to reconsider Derby's long-term transport strategy. We will participate fully in the upcoming consultation to ensure evidence-based decisions are made on local infrastructure.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The Department for Transport has confirmed the A38 Derby Junctions scheme faces potential cancellation, as the Government consults on reallocating roads funding toward national defence. 🧵

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The UK faces a growing climate and nature emergency, yet most people have never been fully briefed on what it means for our lives and future. A new film from the National Emergency Briefing explains the risks and the credible, positive responses available. 📍Derby QUAD

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The Met Office says climate change is making extreme heat more likely and more intense. We cannot claim to take the climate crisis seriously while continuing to spend hundreds of millions on road schemes that make it worse.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The UK is facing another dangerous heatwave, yet the Government is still pushing ahead with the climate-wrecking A38 expansion. More emissions. More traffic. 11.8 hectares of mature trees lost. This is what climate failure looks like.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Why should the people of Derby have to bear the cost of a bigger road that damages their environment and leaves them with worse local traffic anyway? ❗️Write to decision makers and demand the expansion is cancelled: actionnetwork.org/letters/a38-...

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A38 Expansion: A Harmful Road Scheme with a Collapsing Economic Case - Write to Decision Makers

The A38 Derby Junctions scheme is a £646 million* road expansion through Derby that was approved on an economic assessment last updated in 2019, and the economic case has been collapsing ever since. ...

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🤷🏼‍♀️ When DCC asked National Highways how it would mitigate for this, they responded that worsening local congestion is an "inevitable effect" and the responsibility for tackling it lies with the council alone.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🚦The A38 expansion is being sold as a solution to congestion but during the scheme's planning examination, Derby City Council identified significant increases in traffic on local roads as a direct consequence of the scheme.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Have you sent letters yet? The case for expansion is weak and now is the time to apply collective pressure! It takes less than 2 minutes and could make all the difference 🙏🏼 actionnetwork.org/letters/a38-...

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The A38 scheme's economic case is collapsing. Now is the time to apply pressure! It takes just 2 minutes to send a pre-written email to tell decision makers to use their common sense. The A38 scheme is a disaster waiting to happen. Cancel it NOW! l1nq.com/f1ddshm

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Meanwhile public transport and active travel remain underfunded. This expansion is not about improving the lives of ordinary people. It's about protecting corporate interests and making the rich richer at all costs. 👉 Support our campaign at a38derbychaos.org

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The A38 scheme is also being fiercely supported by the freight and logistics industries who use the same arguments which ultimately result in richer industry bosses, congestion, disconnected communities, and more car-dependent housing developments.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The report argues that endless highway expansion created more driving, more congestion and more car dependent urban sprawl rather than solving transport problems. This matters for Derby too.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The result is a transport system dominated by cars. • 80% of US transport spending goes to auto, oil & roadbuilding industries • 90% lack frequent public transport • Transport is a major source of climate emissions • Households spend $12k yearly on vehicle costs

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

🚚🚛 A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists warns that powerful highway, trucking, oil and roadbuilding lobby groups have spent decades pushing road expansion in the US while public transport was neglected.

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Simon Ferrigno @brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

We drove - nay, crawled - past these t'other day, and my daughter asked why they were closed up. So I explained, it's to enable more road building instead of investment in public transport and city housing. We're leaving a terrible legacy

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

We should be investing in public transport and planning communities around people, not endless road expansion. 🌳 Support our campaign at a38derbychaos.org

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Derby absolutely needs more homes, but urban sprawl outside the city increases car dependency and traffic. Higher density housing within the city supports public transport, local shops, jobs and walkable communities.

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Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Meanwhile the A38 scheme itself would: • Demolish already existing homes • Destroy green space and wildlife • Cost hundreds of millions • Cause 4 years of disruption ...then eventually fill up with traffic anyway!

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