M BRADLEY asks who is driving forward the proposal to install a rising bollard at the junction of Straylands Grove with the Malton Road (December 19).
Could it be planning officers and a planning committee which feels it has to do something to justify their appointments?
A look at a map of the area would show them how ridiculous the proposal is.
From Stockton-on-the-Forest to the Heworth roundabout is about three and a half miles.
There are two roads between the Malton Road and Stockton Lane. One, Hopgrove Lane, is a winding road with a footpath on one side only, which is not separated from the roadway by a grass verge. At its junction with Stockton Lane visibility is restricted in both directions.
The other is Straylands Grove/Woodlands Grove. This has a 5ft-wide footpath on both sides. For nearly the whole length, these footpaths are separated from the road by 7ft-grass verges; the houses are all set well back and visibility at the junction with Stockton Lane is good.
Which of the two access roads is the safer? Restricting access to Straylands Grove may have the effect of increasing traffic on Hopgrove Lane and it will increase congestion on the already busy stretch of Malton Road between the roundabout and Elmfield Avenue.
This will cause longer delays to traffic trying to access Malton Road from Straylands.
L Mackenzie,
Elmpark View, York.
Updated: 09:39 Thursday, December 23, 2004
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