TRAFFIC is to be allowed to use East Street from later this month in a bid to address the severe traffic congestion suffered in Taunton over the past two weeks. Somerset County Council's highways teams has decided to remove the temporary closure of the street, where vehicles have been banned since last summer to ease social distancing. Essential works by the developer of a new residential block in the Paul Street area led to significant delays for motorists from Monday of last week. A county council spokesperson said that measures taken by the developer and the highways teams on the ground had led to improved traffic flow this week, with delays on average now comparable to a normal busy day.