BYPASS VICTORY!

I am extremely happy that the Secretary of State has approved the Development Consent Order for the Mottram Bypass (essentially the planning application for the scheme). For me this is the culmination of twenty years of work since I first attended a meeting of the Longdendale Siege Committee as a local resident in 2003. For our area, it is the culmination of work that goes as far back as 1965. Many, many people have been involved in this campaign over that time as successive projects were proposed and then stalled. I can’t tell you just how many Roads Ministers I’ve met with, but we do finally appear to be on the brink of real progress.
The prospect of resolving the permanent traffic jam at the end of the M67 is a very significant one for the whole area. It will have a significant impact on quality of life in Mottram, Hattersley, Hollingworth and Broadbottom, but also help on the other side of the Borough as traffic no longer needs to come past Stamford Park to get to Stalybridge and Mossley.
The official name of the scheme in now the A57 Link Roads.
In the next few days I will be meeting with Highways England to confirm when construction will begin, which I hope will be as soon as next year. This is a major project and construction will cause disruption, but as ever I will keep you informed as to what is planned and how it will affect you.
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