A pensioner living next to a new major road project will access his home through a ‘private’ TUNNEL – that could cost up to £6M. Brian Garlick has been forced out of his home alongside the A417 Missing Link – a three-mile-long dual carrigeway under construction between Gloucester and Cirencester. But he says National Highways has withdrawn an offer of £750k to buy the property so he will be stuck with it after the project is completed in 2027. And he said he was shocked at hearing the safest way to access his home when the road eventually opens would be through a specially built tunnel – costing between £4m and £6M. Without its construction, Brian won’t be able to go anywhere. He explained that the tunnel is planned to be a quarter of a mile away from his house – but the details of its dimensions are yet to be decided. Brian, 69, who is currently living alone in a caravan park during the building phase must currently give 21 days notice to access the home he was born in.
