For a considerable time the Parish Council has been in correspondence with Highways England (formerly The Highways Agency) regarding road noise from the A14, and work which would help to reduce this.
Due to the lack of response or any positive indication that such work has been programmed, the matter was also referred to our local MP, Dr. Dan Poulter, to ask for his support to persuade Highways England to use funding from a special fund that exists for this type of work.
In recent times the volume of traffic using the A14 has increased significantly and the resulting road noise level is now extremely disruptive particularly to residents who live in close proximity to the road. At recent Parish Council meetings a few of these residents have spoken about how this is affecting their enjoyment of living in Claydon. However, there must be many more residents who are just ‘putting up’ with the noise and the Parish Council would like to hear from all of them so that it can restate its case to Highways England to have remedial work carried out as soon as possible.
This can be done by either attending a parish council meeting or contacting our Parish Clerk. Residents are also encouraged to write to Dr Poulter or go to one of his local constituency surgeries to draw his attention to the problem and how it is blighting their lives.