Sir, – Walking down Bedale High Street between 9am and 10am last Friday morning, I was surprised by the lack of traffic, never more than five cars at any one time.
Talking to some of the locals, they said there was a mad rush between 8-9am and 5-6pm otherwise the traffic was quite manageable.
Doubts were expressed about the real need for the expenditure on a bypass. Are we being pressurised into a massive mistake?
Some thoughts and comments supported by hard facts would be useful to avert a major mistake.
In any event, the bypass will serve the wrong end of Bedale.
WILLIAM ROBOTHAM
Barton, Richmond.
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