The Council is to carry out two changes to roads in the area to see if it improves traffic flow.

The first is to shorten the bus lane on High Carr Road as you come to the Aykley Heads Roundabout, in the hope that it will help increase the number of vehicles getting through the roundabut and turning into Aykley Heads. This strikes me as a sensible trail.

The second is to allow through traffic past the park and ride at sniperley, where at the moment if you are travelling from Witton Gilbert, you can’t drive through to go North on The A167. This seems a sensible proposition and will hopefully reduce the blockages at the main  Sniperley Roundabout somewhat.

If anyone has comments on either of these changes please feel free to email highways.orders@durham.gov.uk with your comments.