AMERSHAM residents hope new traffic plans for the proposed Amersham Transfer Station won't leave them with a case of road rage.

The Waste Recycling Group will seek to put the community at ease about increase lorry traffic concerns coming to and from the station, located at the Council Depot on London Road, at a public exhibition on Wednesday evening.

WRG were confirmed as preferred bidder for Buckinghamshire County Council’s residual waste contract last month. Chiltern District Councillor for Amersham Common Pam Appleby said the towns people should attend the consultation and hear the facts for themsleves.

She said: "They have got to see the picture as it is and perhaps see how many lorries are going to go through the town every day.

"We should get the facts and react accordingly.''

Cllr Appley said residents should also be concerned about the station's operational hours.

The company believe over a ten-hour day an average of five vehicles would enter and leave the site every hour.

During the morning peak hour this would equate to less than 1 per cent of existing traffic flows.

Alan Bulpin Planning and Estates Manager for WRG, said: "At our first exhibition last November the most common area of concern raised was the potential impact of extra lorries on London Road East, given the speed and volume of existing traffic, and the potential conflict with private cars visiting the HWRC.

"We are therefore holding another public exhibition for those who could not attend last time, and to update people on the work that we have done since the last exhibition.

"We have completed an Environmental Impact Assessment to assess traffic impact and other amenity issues, and this will form part of the planning application which we would expect to submit in April.''

Cllr Appleby said if the public don't agree with the proposal, "they should say so in a loud voice''.

The public exhibition is at Little Chalfont Village Hall, Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont between 2pm – 7.30pm.