Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Having read the outline proposals in the plan we would like to make an objection to the plan to
change the roundabouts to traffic lights and widen the road.

Bearing in mind the increase in traffic due to the expansion at Luton Airport and new housing in both Luton, Stotfold, Hitchin, and surrounding areas . The problem of the transport will only get worse .

As residents of Upper Tile House Street we are fully aware of the traffic backing up the hill to Luton and continuous from Hitchin going toward Luton during peak times.

The idea of narrowing the pavements when the foot flow of local children going to school and mothers with buggy's at these times is an accident waiting to happen.

The volume of heavy goods vehicles going through this junction is very large and apart from the
danger to pedestrians the air quality must be very hazardous - this will only get worse.

We don't mean to be NIMBY'S and we have recently moved to the area , but surely common sense
should prevail and what is proposed is a short term fix, ( I for one think traffic lights slow traffic down )
and will only push the queues further back.

What is the obvious solution is a bypass to the A1 or a bypass to The Three Moorhens
roundabout which will filter traffic to the A1 and that will take a considerable amount of the traffic away from this traffic hot spot .

Eventually a bypass will have to be built and this short term (Non) fix will be a complete waste
of money .

I await any information you may have on this issue .