Much sympathy for Clun Road residents

I DRAW attention to the plight of those petitioners who appeared on the front page of the Gazette (May 19). Their concerns over the effects of traffic quantity and speed along Clun Road have the sympathy of all those who reside in and around the local roads similarly situated either side of the A259 (Littlehampton bypass) in that vicinity.

It is to the astonishment of most that West Sussex County Council can now accept the presence of a new high-grade intersection at the point of Eldon Way to serve the overwhelming 600 additional homes and business space development at Courtwick.

The current design feature incorporating a central reservation at that point and elsewhere was incorporated for accident protection, ensuring free flow conditions and, most significantly, to prevent intrusive traffic from using residential side streets.

It is a committed argument in the Courtwick developer’s planning application that the “hindrance” of these traffic management measures should be swept aside as an advantage in the furtherance of communication for additional vehicle and pedestrian flows.

Not only would this situation produce an additional high-risk accident feature where presently there is none along this sector of the A259, but also the safety of those living in existing roads should be paramount.

It is important to realise that mandatory speed signs are reliant on limited police enforcement resources.

I trust those newly-elected members of Arun District Council are listening to the level of public opinion now being expressed.

Derek Hulmes

Kingfisher Drive

Wick