Sin,—In his article of October 22, Mr. Arlott has drawn
a good picture of what is happening to the flow of traffic on the North Circular Road. A similar disruption in the even flow of traffic exists on the Rochester by-pass, near which I live, as it passes the outskirts of Dartford.
The traffic which comes from the Medway towns is considerable and frequent, yet within the three miles which I cover there are no less than seven intersections of the main road. This was built before 1939 and can be con- sidered modern (it is known locally as the New Road) but since it was built housing estates have sprung up on either side and are continuing so to do.
I understand that work is likely to begin on the completion of the new Thames tunnel, connecting roads to cut in somewhere amongst the other seven mentioned. Traffic will increase, but I doubt if very much will be done to afford any greater degree of safe speed, the surface will continue to deteriorate and contractors will still be allowed to leave agonising mounds of earth to cover odd pipe- lines, aided and abetted by the local road authorities who have still to replace a broken lamp standard at one main crossing which was damaged several months ago and remains cast to one side. Presumably this will be due to lack of men, money or fore- sight.—Yours faithfully,
Darenth Park, Dartford, Kent
R. PARSONS
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