CAMPAIGNERS battling for action on traffic congestion in their York village say a council report does "too little" to meet their concerns.

Oliver Starzynski, of the Osbaldwick and Murton Way Action Group, believes that problems will still remain even if councillors decide to adopt the recommendations of a study at a meeting next week.

Members will gather on Wednesday to discuss a report aiming to bring a "clear and financial resolution" to the concerns of people living in Osbaldwick.

Campaigners have repeatedly called for action claiming heavy good vehicles use the village as a "rat-run", that new residential developments will lead to an increase in traffic levels and that frequent bus services cause problems.

The council has been investigating their complaints since August last year and officers recommend that new marker posts be installed to help improve visibility at the junction of Murton Way and Osbaldwick Link Road.

They also advise adding direction signs informing lorries about the routes they should take to gain access to the city centre.

But they dismissed concerns that buses were over-running the footway while travelling in Murton Way and officers said they were powerless to prevent high frequency buses using the roads for its services.

First has previously stated that its buses are well used and taking the service away would "represent a significant loss of amenity to current passengers".

Mr Starzynski said the recommendations, which if implemented would bring an end to the council's involvement in the matter, don't go far enough.

He said: "We are still concerned about the number of vehicles passing through residential roads. The council has never really acknowledged that this is a residential area.

"For a body which has looked at the area for more than six months, coming up with new road signs and marker posts represents very little."

Updated: 09:34 Saturday, April 03, 2004