The County has experienced very high and growing volumes of traffic in recent years. Central Hertfordshire has suffered particularly. In the early 1990s, for example, the A414 east of Park Street carried 40,000 vehicles per day. By 1993, this had grown to 50,000 vehicles per day. One result of this increase in traffic and congestion is that the accident rate in the area is twice as high as for the county as a whole.
Traffic congestion is a real problem for businesses and the general public.
It leads to journey delays, air pollution, noise and disruption for everyone. Parking can also be difficult for those travelling into the main towns. As more people come to own cars, and households have more than one car, the problems will only increase. Within this corridor, however, travel demand is growing, and there is a need to provide more major passenger transport links. We need your comments on this important part of the county to help develop an overall transport strategy to be included in the Local Transport Plan.