Expect delays for 10 weeks as major works commence in Handforth

by Lisa Reeves

Wednesday 24^th January 2018

Wed 24^th Jan 2018

The Council is to carry out highway improvements at two key locations in Handforth, starting next week.

Cheshire East Highways will upgrade traffic signals, install new crossing facilities, carry out resurfacing work and create a new roundabout – with all the work taking place over a 10 to 11 week period, beginning on Monday, 29th January.

The work will be carried out at the junction of Station Road and Wilmslow Road and will also include the widening of footways, after which work will continue at the junction of Welland Road and Dean Road/Station Road, where a new roundabout is to be installed together with a crossing point, resurfacing, lining and patching.

The work is funded through the A6 Manchester Airport Relief Road scheme, linking the A6 at Hazel Grove, Stockport, to the airport.

Councillor Don Stockton, Cheshire East Council cabinet member for environment, said: "These important works will help to discourage additional through-traffic on key routes in Handforth at the same time as improving pedestrian facilities.

"It will benefit local residents, motorists and businesses as well as visitors to Handforth. The work will ensure that traffic control systems and infrastructure are brought up to date.

"I would like to thank our residents in advance for their patience and urge them to allow extra time for their journeys, while this localised work is taking place."

Temporary signals will be in place for the duration of the works and road closures will take place on three separate Sundays (April 1st, 8th and 15th) on Station Road and Dean Road. This will enable highways teams to carry out carriageway and patching operations safety, while access to properties and emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.

Signed diversion routes will be in place during periods of road closures.

Comments

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David Pilley

Friday 26^th January 2018 at 2:21 pm

Really? And you plan to do this at the same time you are closing the A555 for 17 weeks.This is at the same time as the disaster area known as Stanley Green roundabouts which must be a year behind completion (although you won’t admit it). How are people supposed to go from north to south morning and night with all these road closures. If the people at SEMMMS and Stockport council were employed privately they would have been sacked for gross incompetence years ago but both seem accountable to noone. You seem oblivious to the disruption to the people you are supposed to be representing

Tony Haluradivth

Friday 26^th January 2018 at 4:33 pm

Yes it would seem our Highways dept like the upper echelons in our beloved council are now not fit for purpose. Wilmslow has become a no drive zone for the many not the few. A total road closure is unecessary and no doubt will be devoid of any workers for long periods of time. Any Wilmslow councillors prepared to comment on this or better still how about Don Stockton?

David Fairbotham

Sunday 28^th January 2018 at 2:40 pm

I would echo David Piley's comments and add -

"These important works will help to discourage additional through-traffic on key routes in Handforth...." Don Stockton

"Additional through-traffic" brought about largely by the over-running fiasco that is the Stanley Green roundabout / SEMMS work, why not wait until that work is completed before causing further traffic disruption ?

Pamela Scoltock

Tuesday 30^th January 2018 at 8:03 pm

As a usual rule of thumb. Councils find that the money they have been saving all year now has to be be spent before the new fiscal year. This would account for the urgency in getting it done before April otherwise they lose funding from the Government.