A PUBLIC exhibition is being held for residents to have their say as a council looks to alleviate traffic concerns in a village.

Residents can make their voices heard at the exhibition on Tuesday to look at potential solutions to help inform future transport planning in Iver, Iver Heath and Richings Park.

The area has been blighted by large amounts of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) movements, and the prospect of the Heathrow Express depot moving to Langley, the Western Rail Link to Heathrow (WRLtH) and Crossrail all likely to have an impact over the next few years.

It will also be an opportunity to find out more information about the experimental closure of Hollow Hill Lane/Market Lane by Slough Borough Council for 18 months.

Bucks Council Council (BCC) deputy cabinet member for transport, Paul Irwin, said: "We want to make sure we've got things crystal clear in our minds as we make forward-looking transport and traffic decisions. This is why it's so important that residents feed into our thinking.

"With these plans in the future, and some of them a reality today, I do appreciate people's anxiety about transport pressures, which is why we want to listen and understand their concerns."

The aim of the study, being conducted over three months with support from South Bucks District Council, is to draw up a comprehensive view of current and anticipated traffic and transport problems.

A relief road has long been mooted as a solution to divert traffic away from Iver village, but the sticking point has been around finding funds to build it.

The results of the first phase of the four-stage study will be published in September, and BCC will analyse the findings alongside the effects of the possible Heathrow expansion and possible impacts of other projects in the area.

Residents can also comment on suggested projects to be paid for out of developer funding from nearby Pinewood Studios to improve its access by bus, bike and on foot.

The exhibition will be held at Iver Village Hall in High Street between 2-8pm.