Safety and sustainability innovation day held as part of Ringway Jacobs A51 improvement project in Cheshire East
A safety and sustainability innovation day has been held as part of the Ringway Jacobs led A51 improvement project for Cheshire East Council. Cheshire East Highways, Cheshire East Council Highways and Transport Committee Chair and key supply chain partners Amberon, Pronin, L&R Roadlines and Gap, attended the day focused on the A51 improvement scheme. The […]
A51 trunk road reopens after 16-week stabilisation works by Cheshire East Council
The A51 in Cheshire East has reopend on time after a 16-week closure. Work to stabilise 750 metres of carriageway at Wardle began in August and required the complete closure of one of the busiest roads in the borough. Highways engineers also replaced the drainage system and safety barriers. The road carries heavy haulage traffic, […]
Middlewich Eastern Bypass scheme takes another stride forward
The £74m Middlewich Eastern Bypass scheme has taken another stride towards construction, according to Cheshire East Council. The council’s highways and transport committee today authorised all the necessary legal orders to enable delivery of the project. The planned 2.6km, two-way single carriageway road will connect a new roundabout junction off Pochin Way in the north […]
Cheshire East agrees draft implementation plan to develop more cycling and walking network
Cheshire East Council has given the go-ahead for a draft implementation plan to develop more walking and cycling networks. Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) have been developed for Wilmslow, Crewe, Congleton and Macclesfield, setting out ambitious programmes to create high quality walking and cycling networks. The highways committee’s approval of the draft LCWIP implementation […]
Cheshire East Council’s highways teams are ready for winter
Cheshire East Council’s highways teams are already fully prepared to help keep the borough’s roads open and safe this winter, said the council. Salt stocks have been replenished and the highways service’s 16 gritters will be on standby around the clock to treat Cheshire East’s road network. The focus is on the most critical parts […]
Cheshire East link road project scoops top accolade
Cheshire East Council’s biggest ever infrastructure scheme has won a top award. The £90m Congleton link road project team won the Civil Engineering Contractors’ North West award for ‘social value’, which recognises exceptional partnership work delivering local community initiatives. The project team, consisting of Cheshire East Council and contractor Graham staff, supported an array of […]
Cheshire East improves public rights of way as roads maintenance programme moves up a gear
Cheshire East Council has received a grant of £12,000 to replace stiles with gates on public rights of way throughout the borough. The grant has been awarded by the Peak and Northern Footpaths Society and will allow greater accessibility to pathways for more people. It will also help to reduce the maintenance costs to the […]
Cheshire East Council redesigning delivery of its transport services
Cheshire East Council has announced it is redesigning the way in which it delivers transport services. Over the last three years, the council has been undertaking an extensive review of each of its wholly-owned companies. Following the latest stage of that review, the strategic, planning, commissioning and procurement functions of the services previously provided by […]
Council to change winter gritting routes to match ‘best practice’
Cheshire East Council has confirmed that changes to gritting routes will be implemented next winter following a review. The ‘Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure’ (WMHI) code of practice, which is overseen by the UK Roads Liaison Group on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT), recommended local highway authorities review gritting routes to prioritise the most critical parts […]
Work progressing well on £53m Poynton Relief Road
Work is ‘progressing well’ on the new £53m Poynton Relief Road scheme – with the first two beams for the new bridge now in place, according to Cheshire East Council. The design and build contract for the 3km road was awarded in autumn 2019 to construction and civil engineering specialist contractor Graham, which carried out […]