I'M afraid Debbie Woodhouse and residents of Langden Crescent, Bamber Bridge, may be in for a noisier surprise than they bargained for with the re-surfacing plans on the motorway near their homes (Citizen, November 8).

We've had the same argument with the Highways Agency since 1980, when we moved into our home in Glamis Road, Leyland, near junction 28.

At first they said it was our own fault for buying our house there, even though it was all we could afford. As the years went on, the traffic noise increased.

We appealed again and after letters and phone calls to MPs and the Highways Agency, resurfacing work began.

Now that the work has been completed, and the low noise surface laid, it has not made the slightest difference.

When will they suggest the next five million pounds be spent on building sound barriers or sound-proofing houses close to the motorways?

If anyone is still in any doubt, why not drive up Glamis Road and listen to the alleged 'low noise road surface'? It will be an ear-opening experience I can assure you.

Christine Bradley,

Glamis Road, Leyland.