UK government confirms funding for A57 link road

Funding has been confirmed funding for National Highway’A57 link roads scheme in Greater Manchester, with construction set to begin in the next few weeks. The A57 link roads will comprise a new dual carriageway linking the M67 with the A57 in Mottram Moor, Greater Manchester. The scheme was granted a development consent order (DCO) in […]

Greater Manchester: Work on long-delayed bypass set to begin

Preliminary work to build a major bypass in Greater Manchester that has been in the works since the mid-1970s is finally set to start. Plans for the A57 Mottram Bypass link road project – which will create two new link roads between Manchester and Sheffield – have evolved over the decades but have never gone […]

A57 Mottram bypass in Peak District approved

The High Court has rejected a legal attempt by the countryside charity CPRE to stop the A57 Mottram Bypass from being built. The A57 link road project in the Peak District was approved by the Transport Secretary, but the CPRE claimed there were issues with the way cumulative carbon assessments were carried out, along with […]

A57 link road approval described as “landmark decision”

The Government’s approval of the A57 Link Roads project last week has been welcomed by Transport for the North, which says it will bring “substantial benefits” to the region. The project will include the creation of two new link roads: Mottram Moor Link Road – a new dual carriageway from the M67 junction 4 roundabout […]

HE consults on Trans-Pennine upgrade options

Highways England will launch a public consultation on 5 November on changes to its plans for its Sheffield to Manchester road upgrade. It says that since its last consultation in 2018, it has carried out additional environmental surveys and monitoring, and we now wants to hear the public’s views on the most recent data, and […]