FURTHER to your editorial regarding the A1079 (The Press, March 26) and as a frequent traveller along the road, I think it is a disgrace there is nothing on the horizon to relieve the pressures on what should be a gateway to Europe.

At peak times, the traffic grinds to a halt. A number of deaths have occurred and no doubt we will have correspondents citing the road as a dangerous road and others saying it is drivers who make it a dangerous road.

However you describe, the 1079 is extremely frustrating, especially if you are trying to get from A to B in the shortest time possible.

The road is mostly single carriageway, there are few places to pass slow-moving traffic, and every day large convoys of vehicles can be seen travelling behind slow-moving farm vehicles.

If there are no funds to dual the road, could monies be available to construct ‘pull offs’ within the verge areas? These would enable farm vehicles and cars to keep moving, merging again at particular points.

The A1079 just isn’t “fit for purpose” for the type & volume of traffic that now travels along it.

Malcolm Dove, The Paddock, York.

• WHILE I wholeheartedly agree with the residents of Market Weighton that the A1079 is an extremely dangerous road, I feel we should also be considering alternatives to road transport to relieve pressure on the route.

The Minsters Rail Campaign are campaigning for the reopening of the rail link from York to Hull serving Stamford Bridge, Market Weighton, Pocklington and Beverley with a journey time of some 55 minutes and a half-hourly service throughout the day.

While reopening the rail route is a long-term objective, it is essential that quicker improvements are put in place on the A1079. However, by reconnecting these towns and villages to the national railway network, there will be benefits, not only for road safety and congestion, but for the local and regional economy.

The Minsters Rail Campaign is going to launch a York branch later this year, but in the meantime you can contact us at minstersrail.org or by writing to The Chairman, Minsters Rail Campaign, 120 Norwood, Beverley.

David Wells, Turners Croft, Heslington, York.