HAVING read Readers Letters 'Bridge too far' (Letters, January 18), it may be that there is a connection between that and the article in the same issue describing the £30 million by-pass that is soon to be built.

This article will surely confirm once and for all the direction it will take, assuming, of course, that the aforementioned bridges are being strengthened to take the heavy traffic that will have to be diverted.

R WHITTAKER (Mr) Townley Street, Harle Syke, Burnley.