This refers to the proposed Link Road joining the A507 to the A505/B656 roundabout at the northern end of the A505 bypass (across, and serving, housing development BA1).

The ideal solution would be to run the Link Road from the roundabout by Baldock Services on A507 to the bypass roundabout on A505 (red line on attached image baldock1.jpg). That would take all the traffic not heading for Baldock centre, either to A1 or to A505, leaving the narrow A507 clear for purely local traffic.

However, that involves building a new road across land presumably not already owned by the County Council. So something like attached image baldock2.jpg might be necessary.

There are two objections to this: (1) A507 from the new Link Road roundabout north to A1 would need to be widened; (2) traffic from development BA1 might be tempted to travel south on A507, negotiating the awful crossroads and traffic lights at B656/A507 junction, and Whitehorse Street and High Street/London Road to reach A1 south, or Whitehorse Street and Hitchin Street to reach Letchworth. That would cause traffic chaos at the crossroads and through Baldock.

Whichever route is chosen, it is essential that the only road outlet from BA1 be to the new Link Road, not direct on to A507.

While new building is taking place (BA10), it would also be sensible to make an outlet from the Clothall Common development direct to the B656/A505 bypass roundabout. This would stop east-bound traffic from Clothall Common having to use the A507/B656 crossroads.