 On Ryhope Road, two of the current four lanes of road will be used for cars, and the other two for mixed traffic excluding cars.The number of accidents on the A19 rose from 274 in 2011 to 319 in 2015, causing Easington MP Grahame Morris to call for an inquiry into the safety of the A19.In August 2017, the "Hartlepool Mail", backed by Hartlepool MP Mike Hill, began a campaign to press the Department of Transport on this issue.