Original sentence: Hayling ferry links Portsmouth and Hayling Island
Edited sentence: A safe crossing from Langstone to Hayling Island.Almost 10 years ago, Hayling Island Residents Association (HIRA), led by its then chairman, Paul Fisher, a keen cyclist, together with committee member, Tony Higham, a retired  engineer, investigated the possibility of the construction of a parallel bridge, independent of, but attached to the road bridge, following the line of the old road bridge, thus making use of what remains of the  foundations of the old bridge, thereby also ensuring that any embedded service lines would be avoided when constructing the supports for the new structure.At the time, in 2004, the estimates for delivery and construction totalled in the region of £600,000, rather less than the much-quoted £3m supplied by HCC, with no evidence.It has long been the desire of cyclists and other non-car travellers to create a truly safe and attractive method of crossing from the mainland to Hayling Island, away from the traffic on the narrow bridge, currently the only road access to the Island.Local MP, David Willetts, continues to support the project, along with a number of Borough and County councillors, but until there is a breakthrough with HCC, the bridge remains a pleasant dream.Proposed Relief Bridge Map.Relief Bridge Construction.Sadly, the proposal has received no support from HCC and they even vetoed co-operation with SUSTRANS () , the sustainable transport organisation, in their successful bid for £50m from the National Lottery, with their Connect2  project ( ),  the money to be used forthe construction of missing links between communities.The Hayling Ferry is the most convenient way to travel between Portsmouth and Hayling Island.The map for the proposed bridge can be viewed on the Cycle Hayling website ()  and the proposed method of construction.They contacted CTS (), bridge constructors, regularly used by the County Council (HCC) for their works and a local piling engineer, Burras Ltd (), requesting estimates for the construction of a suitable bridge.This could have been a landmark project for SUSTRANS and created nationwide publicity for the bridge, which could be a hugely popular attraction for local people and visitors alike