At last a sign that the problems of the A1237 may soon be addressed ('Ring road could be dualled to ease York's traffic congestion', October 14).

My only fear is of the potential chaos which will ensue while the work is being carried out. If dualling is possible, it should be done by building parallel lanes on nearby land, thus leaving the existing road to function unhindered until work is complete.

The frustration, pollution and delays now experienced are unacceptable and an indictment of the planners' responsible at the outset. Let's hope plans for an upgrade are urgent and realistic.

J K Lynch,

Delamere Close,

Wigginton, York.

...Dualling the A1237 piecemeal or fully would be a waste of time and money without Coun Galloway's suggested improvements at every major intersection.

The extra carriageways would simply feed more traffic to the "pinch points" which already exist at each roundabout. Enlarging roundabouts would not be the answer.

To make a significant difference the scheme would need "flyovers" similar to those at the southern ring road's roundabouts.

These may address one source of the present problem - vehicles converging from the north and south conflicting with the main east-west vehicle flows on the north ring road. Anything less would be a superficial "improvement" storing up more trouble for the future.

These would entail huge financial and environmental costs and encourage more traffic.

Maybe the solution is to promote Coun Galloway's "choice of transport modes" sooner rather than later. For instance the proposed York to Beverley rail link could run parallel to the ring road skirting Monk's Cross.

Philip Taylor,

Minsters' Rail Campaign,

Strother Close,

Pocklington.

Updated: 10:27 Thursday, October 16, 2003