IHAVE to express my admiration of Blackburn's new orbital routes. It works a treat.

There are as many cars on the road now as there were when the council started the work. But now it is near completion and traffic is directed away from the town centre, the roads appear quite empty.

This surely shows that it was needed and, more importantly, that it works!

One has got to expect a few teething problems on a project that has probably cost many millions of pounds.

The route is of great benefit to those who live here, those who use the public transport system and people who visit the town.

G D LEAVER, Stanford Gardens, Blackburn.