You might be aware that work at the south section of the route has stalled because of issues with the slope up from the Queen Elizabeth Country Park car park to the new path.
This document is the proposal to Hampshire County Council to spend the extra money necessary to complete the route.
This document is the record of the approval given by the relevant executive member to the extra spend.
So it looks like the path will be completed. It will be a while, however, before we get a reliable completion date.
The final ramp is now under construction.
Updates on the CyclingUK Forum : http://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=92207
Photo gallery on Flickr :
https://www.flickr.com/photos/134272349@N04/albums/72157662060420605
The Ramp seems to be well underway.
The latest news on the Butser Cutting Cycle Route is from the SDPA web site. Sort of a 'Kes' story.
See http://southdownsforum.ning.com/forum/topics/hawk-release-by-ranger-rob?xg_source=msg_mes_network
Today I rode my bike on the missing section into the QE Country Park. i.e. down the new ramp.
I spotted that the fencing blocking the path at the A3 layby had been removed, so I joined it at this point.
No announcements anywhere - truely a stealth opening.
Please see my post above for links to the Cycling UK forum and Flickr Gallery.
Rode the new Butser Cutting route today (22 Oct) and can confirm it is fully open. It looks good and is an exciting new addition to Southdown cycle routes. Photos can be viewed here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskK4tXQY
Rode it for the second time yesterday30 Nov did .not realise the northerly section was to be shared with vehicles some heavy