This Web site is part of a campaign for the building of a bypass around the villages of Mottram, Hollingworth and Tintwistle in Longdendale. Longdendale is near the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom.
Persona Associates - Link to Consultation process Website
Highways agency web page for A57/A628 Bypass
The E-Petition is on a UK Government Web site and states: We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to give the proposed A57/A628 Mottram Bypass a higher priority in the Governments Transport plans, to ensure that work is completed much earlier than currently planned.
The A57/A628 Mottram Bypass has been desperately needed, yet always deferred, for decades now. Currently it is one of the most congested A-road routes in the country, with high volumes of traffic (including HGVs) using a road which is totally unsuitable for the volume and nature of traffic it carries. Passing in places within a meter of houses and shops, it is particularly dangerous for pedestrians. Between 2000 and 2004 there were 82 accidents on this stretch of road, including 2 fatalities. The Highways Agency itself has concluded that there is no realistic alternative to a bypass, yet despite this, funding has been put back to 2010/2011. This is simply unacceptable as this Bypass isn't just needed now, it has been badly needed for decades.
Submitted by Jamie Douglas
Bypass plans have been yet again delayed as Public Enquiry adjourned indefinitely because of incorrect study!
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Both the doctors at the Smithy Surgery and the Governors at Hollingworth Primary School have submitted their concerns about the dangers to the health of all residents and pupils caused by the slow moving traffic to the Bypass Public Inquiry. We are campaigning for the bypass to relieve our villages of this curse. If you want to help us in any way or have any ideas on what action can be taken, then please contact us via Robert's email below. |
The villages sit on a heavy traffic route of vehicles travelling West from the M1 to the M67. The increase in traffic has been caused by improved road links either side of the villages. In Hollingworth what was once a shopping street of a small community has been turned into a major trunk road.
Although many green groups believe all new roads are a bad
idea we believe this bypass should be built to separate out traffic heading for
the M67 from streets used by local residents and their children. This will
improve the quality of life for local residents and stop the villages being
used as an as East/West trunk road.
Committee MeetingsMeeting are held at Tintwistle Parish Council Offices. Clicking on the previous link takes you to a map on which the arrow marks the location of the meetings. NewsletterIn addition to this site information there is a regular newsletter which gives details of other road upgrades and improvements in the area. Please email for more information about the meetings or if you would like to receive a copy of the newsletter. |
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