Letter: Why this location for Smithfield Road crossing?

Letter: For the first time in a while I drove along Smithfield Road from Frankwell to Castle Gates and could not believe the pedestrian crossing point newly built in the middle lane. Why?

Are they going to build shops along the river bank?

And people will be able to cross at this new brainwave to access them?

I can't think of any reason anyone from any direction would want to cross at this point.

All it does is cause chaos to traffic having to change lanes from three lanes to two lanes then back to three lanes, and 100 yards on to four lanes.

I can only assume bonuses are paid for taxpayers' money-wasting schemes. The whole thing is idiotic.

D Taylor

Shrewsbury