Cambridge University objects to East-West Rail plans over concerns for Nobel Prize-winning observatory
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Phil Shepka
Summary
The University of Cambridge has formally objected to the current plans for the £6bn East-West Rail project, which aims to connect Cambridge and Oxford. While the university supports the project in principle, it has raised serious concerns about potentially significant adverse impacts on several of its sites, most notably the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory (MRAO) near Cambridge — an internationally renowned facility whose research has earned two Nobel Prizes. The objection comes as the final consultation period has ended, ahead of EWR's planned application for government permission to build the line in 2027.
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The university objected to the current plans for East-West Rail because of concerns about a number of its sites, including an 'internationally renowned' observatory
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