London Road will need to be closed for around two weeks to enable a sinkhole to be repaired. However, measures will be taken to ensure the May Fair parade can proceed down the centre of the village on Saturday, 19th May.
The 4ft deep hole, which opened up just outside of the Waitrose car park on Thursday, 10th May, is believed to have been caused by a collapsed sewer. However, investigations will continue over the course of the weekend.
Councillor Craig Browne has spoken to Dave Wilson, United Utilities Site Manager, this morning and he confirmed that they are 99% certain that the cause is a sewer collapse.
Cllr Browne said "Unfortunately, there will need to be a complete closure of London Road, in both directions, from the entrance to the Waitrose car park, back up to the junction with Heyes Lane and his initial estimate is that this road closure will need to be in place for two weeks.
"I have made the contractors aware of the May Fair Parade on Saturday and they have said that they will open the Wienholts' side of the road for pedestrian and light vehicle access to allow the parade to go ahead."
Comments
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Can road signs be erected before people get to the Merlin to tell them it's shut.
Leaking water main?
The bridge is mid 19th Century. Raised 1958 for electrification of the Railway. Who knows what’s underneath?
Recently a police car up and down London Road did nothing to stop this dangerous and noisy exhibition.A few of these cars have now also started speeding down Heyes Lane and Trafford Road
Can our local council do something about this speed and noise problem? Other roads have speed bumps or chicane sections. Any other suggestions?
Speeding vehicles are an issue for the police to deal with. Our PCSO, Anna Jenkinson, will be accompanying me at my next Community Surgery, which is on Saturday 26th May at Alderley Edge Library, between 11.45am and 12.45pm, so if you are available, perhaps you could come along and discuss this issue with her.
The Parish Council continues to support local volunteers in running regular Community Speedwatch sessions around the village, whilst at our meeting on Monday evening, we approved the purchase of a new interactive speed indicator sign (http://sidsigns.co.uk/speed-indicator-sid-signs.htm).
Unfortunately, it is no longer Cheshire East Highways policy to install speed bumps, due in part to the number of compensation claims from motorists, but also because of their additional maintenance cost; however, I am asking them to look at pedestrian islands as an alternative approach to narrowing the road and slowing vehicles down.
Kind regards,
Craig
Something also needs to be done about the parking on Lynton Lane.
Those doing the school run have bad enough parking skills but the Friday/Saturday parking by the Piccolino's crowd is downright dangerous.
If an ambulance or fire engine needed to get down the road you'd be looking at a very serious, potentially life-threatening blocking of the road by selfish people who don't think the highway code applies to them.
Have we already used up approx. 1 of the 2 weeks?
Is James (above) correct?