You have recently given excellent coverage of the pedal cyclist lobby's concerns about the proposed enlargement of the roundabout junction between the A1237 outer ring road and the Strensall to Huntington radial road.
We are equally concerned about the likely impact upon pedestrians if the scheme goes ahead as planned. The widened junctions will create no-go areas for those with physical disabilities. Even the most able-bodied pedestrians will have to hazard a guess as to when to dash across three busy traffic lanes. I hope that lobby groups for the above, will join us in condemning the Highways Agency scheme. A lightweight bridge might be a blot on the landscape, but it will make a greater environmental saving by reducing car dependency and, therefore, greenhouse gas emissions.
Paul F Hepworth,
Press Officer,
CTC (North Yorkshire Area),
Windmill Rise,
York.
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