Bypass is only solution

MP Nia Griffith and AM Lee Waters continually refer to their “consultation on traffic problems” in and around Sandy Road in your article “Politicians call for trial switch-off of traffic lights” over the bank holiday weekend to see if the congestion would ease, typically this was only talk and never happened.

It was blatantly obvious as no traffic census cables had been laid to give proof of the result, nor were there cameras to record the same, or a team of observers to witness the “pie in the sky” event.

The majority of the people who participated in the consultation (84 attended in person) clearly state that the long term and only real solution is a bypass which both of our representatives will never support.

Other solutions like an eastern exit out via Stradey Park Avenue or onto Sandy Bridge, even a temporary exit there during school start and finish time would drastically ease the peak periods they will also not support.

More walking, more cycling to school, giving Sandy residents bushes and shrubs in their front gardens to reduce the well over the health limit pollution.

Head of highways and transport Stephen Pilliner states that “tweaking the lights” has improved the traffic flows, who is he kidding?

I live here, when was the last time he set foot in Sandy Road? It is getting worse by the day.

Sandy Road residents face an extra danger other than the traffic on the road and the air pollution and that is the amount of bicycles that recklessly use the pavements.

Lee Waters has worked tirelessly to obtain millions of pounds for cycle paths.

There are two such paths to Llangennech and the cyclists still travel two abreast on the main road.

Tweaking the lights and a cosmetic exercise meeting in Sandy Hall are only “box ticking” while the ever increasing traffic goes on and on.

We have the Welsh Government’s own Minister of Transport representing us, what good is that to us?

He used to speak against the Newport bypass and all bypasses, now that he is the man in charge, we hear nothing.

I created a “petition for a bypass” with near 2,500 signatures, why are all these people being ignored.

There is only one answer, give us a bypass or resign.

Ray Jones Llanelli