I WAS pleased to see that Yuill Homes is planning to build 400 "ecodesign houses" at the Eldon Whins site in Newton Aycliffe (Echo, Apr 23). However, I am concerned that the chosen site has at least two Cdesignated roads which will be used by the residents of this site.

Both Middridge Road and the C35 Aycliffe to Rushyford road were not built for high volumes of traffic, the latter having many blind spots, and both roads were closed due to accidents in the snowy weather.

A Durham County Council highways representative told Great Aycliffe Council 15 years ago that the C35 needed upgrading. This was before Woodham housing greatly increased, Cobblers Hall was developed and the new estate was built next to Greenfield School.

Since the Chilton bypass was constructed, a significantly higher number of HGVs from Aycliffe Industrial Park also use this road.

Sedgefield Borough Council should be lobbying for an upgrade when it takes these planning issues into consideration.

For further information, and to give us your views, log onto www.aycliffelibdems.info. This needs everyone's support to ensure road safety and an end to waiting.

Andrea Berg, Chairwoman, Aycliffe Liberal Democrat Group, Co Durham.

RE your article about the proposed development of "eco-design" homes in Newton Aycliffe (Echo, Apr 23).

This will be good news for some people, but not for others.

Before the new development goes ahead, there will have to be a lot of thought surrounding the new road structure, particularly the A35, which is Middridge Road from Newton Aycliffe towards Rushyford.

Previously, I brought a similar problem to the attention of Durham County Council when the Woodham housing development was expanding and council officers agreed then that the road, with its dips and blind spots, was in need of upgrading.

Because of all the additional traffic this project will incur, the road improvement is paramount long before any housing development commences.

Lenny Cockfield, Shildon, Co Durham.