Drivers braced for roadworks misery
COMMUTERS are bracing themselves for 18 months of roadworks misery as the council embarks on a massive resurfacing scheme.
Cheshire East Council has revealed plans to resurface 27 roads in Macclesfield, Poynton and surrounding villages.
Details of when the closures will start and how long works will last are not available for the entire project but work will begin on some sections from this month.
Council chiefs have moved to reassure residents that all works will be ‘spread over the coming months’ and ‘coordinated with other roadworks and local events to ensure that disruption is minimised’.
It also said it will put up signs to tell commuters of the plans while residents living near the works will get letters.
A spokesman for Cheshire East Council said the 27 roads have been identified as part of the annual highways investment programme.
He added: “These works will be spread over the coming months, and have been coordinated with other roadworks and local events to ensure that dis- ruption is minimised. “In advance of individual schemes taking place, signage will be used to notify members of the travelling public and residents will receive a letter.”
Councillor Janet Jackson, who represents Macclesfield central ward, said the disruption will be worth it.
She said: “I am pleased to see the roads around Macclesfield are going to be dealt with. There have got into a terrible state.
“Over recent years the council has done patch repairs which are never adequate and soon crack up and become a problem again. Proper resurfacing work will be disruptive for residents and commuters but it will be worth it in the long run.”
Macclesfield works include: Cumberland Street, from Sainsbury’s Roundabout to the junction with Churchill Way Roundabout; Hurdsfield Road, from the Hurdsfield Road Roundabout to the junction with Rainow Road; Buxton Road, from the junction with Waters Green to the junction with Buxton Old Road; Oxford Road, from the junction with Park Lane to the junction with Cumberland Street Roundabout; Moran Crescent, from the junction with Cambridge Road to the limit; Fence Avenue service road, from the junction with Fence Avenue to Travis Perkins; Broken Cross, from the junction with Broken Cross Roundabout to the junction with Toll Bar Road.
Chester Road, from the junction with Acton Place to the junction with Ivy Road Roundabout.
For the full list of closures go to our website. Residents can also check for updates on diversions and specific dates via roadworks.org.