There are significant amounts of traffic in several areas across the borough of Colchester and there are a number of ways of helping to ease this.

Firstly, the new link road will help motorists to get directly onto the A120 and A12 via the new link road avoiding coming into Colchester.

Then there is the Rapid Transit System which alongside the increasing use of other alternatives to the private car will provide an alternative attractive means of travelling into Colchester and beyond.

Finally, the new Garden Community developments would encourage the majority of journeys to be within the new sites themselves, reducing the need to travel further.