WOULD those responsible for the planning and development of the A1237 please explain why a road opened 13 years ago exceeded its design limits soon after opening and is now the York equivalent of the M25 at weekday rush hours?

Too many roundabouts too close together, too much development in close proximity and the inexorable increase in car ownership are all valid reasons for the problems. The creation of two large roundabouts at the A19 and B1363 junctions appear to have worsened the traffic flow, especially from Monks Cross to the A59.

The completion of work on the A64 at Copmanthorpe may make a small difference, but this will be outweighed by more development at Poppleton and Monks Cross. One immediate change which should be made is to stop the need for traffic leaving the Clifton Moor B&Q site to use the A1237 Clifton Moor roundabout to return to the rest of Clifton Moor, by providing a right turn at traffic lights which are already in place.

Duelling the B1363 to Haxby and the Clifton Moor to A19 sections of the A1237 would provide more relief, but action is needed now.

J K Lynch,

Delamere Close,

York.

...IN response to Simon Parrett's comments regarding the two cycle lanes on Clifton Moorgate, I and many others still see no reason why there should be two wide cycle lanes there.

Before the restructured car lane opened about three weeks ago, there was a small cycle area (marked with green surface paint) at the junction for bikes to proceed ahead of the traffic. Therefore, is the two cycle lane scenario really viable? And do cyclists really use it?

Commuting to and from Clifton Moor every day, I have rarely seen cyclists use the new lane. They use the 'off road' one instead, presumably because its safer. Perhaps someone from the traffic systems department should visit Clifton Moor at rush hour, and witness the queues of traffic they have caused - all for the sake of another un-used cycle path.

Jason Brant,

Dee Close,

Woodthorpe, York.

Updated: 10:23 Thursday, April 18, 2002