Local Congestion: Investment Debate
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
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(6 years, 9 months ago)
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Baroness Sugg
My Lords, I agree that there are many different ways in which we can tackle congestion, including bypasses, link roads, road widening and, as the noble Lord says, new smart technology could help in this.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP)
My Lords, I do not understand why the Government do not have any sort of plan for traffic reduction. Every time you build a road, you actually encourage traffic and create more air pollution and more congestion. Why not reduce traffic?
Baroness Sugg
We are looking to reduce congestion, but obviously people still need to travel and to drive to work. More than 17 million people use the roads to commute to work, and I think that we should encourage that.