I have been watching with interest the article’s and letters which refer to the creation of bus lanes and cycle lanes in Southampton.

I am generally not against bus/cycles lanes in cities. But what I do object to is the council creating bus and cycle lanes on roads which are not fit for purpose just to appease the Green lobby.

I live in Southampton and travel through Southampton daily.

What the council is doing is complete madness especially on the Bassett Avenue and on the A3024 over Northam Bridge and through Bitterne.

All the council is doing is: 

1. Creating congestion on these roads and when the traffic gets back to normal gridlock which will lead to unacceptable pollution.

2. Hacking off all regular road users and visitors within the city due to have the congestion.

3. Making the roads which bus lane and cycle lanes are created dangerous to drive on.

4. Create another knife in the heart of the Southampton economy who is trying to recover from the pandemic.

Work carried on the A3024 through Thornhill to create bicycle lanes on the payments is admirable. The council has put a lot thought into these cycle lanes on this section road and I would give the council a lot of credit.

The council seems to have abandoned any creditable plan and embarked on a ill thought out scheme which is designed to hack residents off to just for a handful of cyclists.

What the council should be doing is a plan to in cooperate park and ride schemes like most nearby cities like Winchester.

C Dunn

Southampton