Many things in Pocklington, where I work, are now getting back to normal with repairs continuing well.

Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the C4 road between Fangfoss and Pocklington. The bridge at Spittal is still awaiting works and the road is still closed.

The residents of Fangfoss have now been advised that the works will be completed next month at the earliest or even in the new year.

We road users have been sent on diversions along single track roads, where we have to throw ourselves on to verges to pass other cars.

The narrow, poorly laid tracks are buckling under the extra pressure and huge, dangerous potholes are appearing. We skid to a halt as lorries, buses and vans charge past and our cars bounce into these potholes.

This is hardly ideal and, what concerns me more is the future winter weather where poor visibility coupled with snow and ice will not only render these potholes invisible, but the roads themselves will undoubtedly be ungritted and dangerous.

I am five months pregnant and the thought of having to travel to work on these back roads frankly scares me silly.

I ask these questions: Why has it taken so long to even begin to repair the bridge?

Why will it take so long to repair? How hard is it to use a temporary bridge over such a small culvert?

Why is there not more care taken to ensure that the diversion routes are safe?

I want to ensure that we are heard, and also include the name of a fellow work colleague, and the driver of the local school bus who are as concerned as I am for different and just as valid reasons.

Anna Wilson – Stamford Bridge
F C Hodgson & P Hopper