A34 Alderley Edge Bypass
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Scheme Outline
Construction of a new single carriageway road between the southern terminus of the A34 Wilmslow Bypass and the A34 south of Nether Alderley to carry through A34 traffic around the village. The road will terminate on the A34 at a roundabout, with no other access points proposed.
Timeline
- 1999
- A34 Wilmslow Bypass opened to traffic, increasing the strain on the old A34 through Alderley Edge.
- 2002
- Plans for Alderley Edge bypass submitted for planning permission.
Project Statistics
- Cost
- £39.7m
- Finance
- Unknown
- Estimated duration of works
- 2009-2011
- Length of new road
- 5 Km (3 miles)
Progress
- August 2008
- The scheme has received approval from the Department for Transport and Civils have been appointed as the contractor for the main works. Works is now due to begin on site in January 2009, some five years after the original start date.
- May 2007
- Cheshire County Council are now working to raise the status of the scheme from 'provisional acceptance' to 'conditional acceptance'. To achieve this major leap forward they need to submit various economic and traffic data to the Department for Transport. Work is also underway on the detailed design of the road.
- Autumn 2004
- Cheshire County Council announce their intention to start a Public Inquiry on the scheme in January 2005.
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With thanks to Bobby and Gerry McKenna for information on this page.
