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refer to your report on the avidence by the Council for the protection of Rural England to he Armitage Inquiry, entitled• 'Better roads call' (CM De:ember 8).
Although the heading is not Incorrect, it does need clarification and perhaps your readers -night like to see exactly what Ne did say:
'CPRE accepts that there is a case for the upgrading of some roads either to ease congestion in some settlements or to improve communications. The extent to whichthese improvements should be made is, however, a matter for debate. It seems plain that the nation's trunk roads must in any event be capable of carrying the heaviest vehicles in the foreseeable future.
-A number of A-class roads, -nay also need improvement. Only in this way can the -emaining highways, with Nhich CPRE is most particularly :oncerned, be kept as they are.
-CPRE views with greatest :oncern the present policy Nhereby the existing road :lassification system brings with t few restrictions on usage by even the heaviest lorries and lone for access.
"We consider this to be a -najor cause of the intense pubic feeling against these vehicles:.
CPRE does not dispute the ndispensable role played by orries in the movement of )oods. However, the heaviest rehicles in particular present ncreasingly grave social and environmental problems which :annot be solved by any single -neasure.
What is required is a multiple epproach designed to change :he environmentally unacceptlble transport methods now in Jse. Until we have solved our existing problems there can be no question of even heavier vehicles being used on our roads.