ROAD REPAIRS

RE your story about Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's suspension of a £1.3m roads repair programme (Echo, July 5).

I concur with the comments of the Lingdale residents and their desire/need for roads and paths to be upgraded to what may be considered a "safe" standard.

As a resident of Mount Pleasant, Guisborough, which is a rural area just outside the town, the residents met the council last summer to have something done about the road adjacent, which is a thoroughfare for Wilton Site traffic.

At present, we are experiencing an excess of traffic due to the closure of the road to Redcar and, so far, we have got one sign saying "Slow". No one seems to know how or when it arrived, though.

Considering this is a road said to be unsuitable for traffic, this is laughable.

The lives of elderly people and children are foremost in our minds and we also have blind corners which are problematic - two accidents last summer and sadly nothing done.

I am sure our councillors will be considerate in their decisions as regards these matters, but something must be done as regards the lives of residents borough-wide. - Martin Smith, Mount Pleasant, Guisborough.