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Representation ID: 13100

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Mrs Levene Fletcher

Notwithstanding the obvious lack of schools, doctors and dentists etc that currently are struggling to cope with the existing local population, the existing highways / road network will be totally incapable of sustaining 900+ further road users. Kingswinford and Wall Heath are already a bottleneck as historically over the last few decades the areas have become highly populated with numerous housing estates. Many residents commute out of the area to travel to their place of work, like a mass exodus. The improvements in Pensnett were welcome and necessary and have alieviated that particular part of the area but no sooner have you passed through the congestion builds up again. Given this is the main route to the boroughs main hospital which now has reduced parking facilities, how is that going to work? The A449 forming part of "The Triangle" an extremely busy road which currently cannot cope with continuous flooding at Stewponey traffic lights since the erection of new homes at this junction a few years ago. This main thoroughfare makes its way through wall Heath Village and already creates congestion when drivers have to navigate two bizarre mini roundabouts. both proposed sites will see a further 800 plus households navigating their way in and out of a tightly packed community. The proposed Holbeach site is situated where the A449 meets A491, another busy road to Stourbridge. Interested to know what plans are being considered by the Highways Dept as to how these major roads will sustain extra volume.