North Somerset Council has applied for funding in order to improve Junction 21 on the M5.

However, the news has been met with a mixed reaction from Streetlife users and readers of the Mercury.

The authority wants to create a new traffic flow system to link the A370 to the M5.

This would see cars joining the northbound carriageway of the motorway from Weston using two lanes to join the slip-road.

Reacting to a Mercury post on Facebook, many readers said they did not agree with this course of action.

James Tatnall believes only a new junction would resolve the current heavy traffic issues.

He said: “They should put a new junction in near Locking and then a straight road through to Winterstoke Road.

“There could also be some sort of road leading to the beach for tourists that don’t know the area.”

Graham Morrissey shared this view about a new junction and commented: “There were several months of roadworks a year or two back.

“We don’t want anymore carnage at commuter times. Put the money into a second junction at Banwell.

“If you stop building houses in Weston, you will reduce the traffic issues.”

However, Maureen Reynolds could see the logic behind the potential new investment.

She said: “When I first came to live in Weston, I seem to remember there were two lanes on the northbound entry slip road, but because of the many accidents it was changed to one lane.

“I agree that it’s very frustrating when drivers don’t take the opportunity to get up to the speed of the traffic on the main carriageway.”

The council is currently applying for £1.4million from Highways England for the new road layout.

This money would be used to improve congestion at Queensway, in Worle, which is also linked to junction 21 via the A370.

The council has, however, not ruled out the possibility of an additional junction in the area, but is keen to stress this may not be for a while.

The authority’s executive member for highways, Elfan Ap Rees, said: “Everything we do there (at Junction 21) is time-limited because of the amount of residential development going on.

“Now we are starting to talk to Highways England about a possible junction 21a, but I think that is some way down the road.”