The current proposal for the modification of the A27 merely repeated old ideas already rejected by the public in south Chichester. The modification of the Stockbridge roundabout will greatly reduce access for residents in south Chichester to the A27 and will create rat-runs within the area, channelling traffic through housing areas and past schools (Kingsham in particular). It will further isolate communities on the southern edge of the city (Stockbridge) and make access difficult to the Manhood peninsular. These ideas are tinkering with the problem without offering long-term relief, and the inconvenience of the works will have a negative effect on the east/west flow of traffic, as did the (minor in comparison) replacement of the Stockbridge roundabout footbridge.