LOCAL residents can find out more and ask any questions about the A57 Link Roads scheme in Tameside at a series of public information events.
Initial construction work will begin in August now that the long-awaited bypass scheme – that has been more than 50 years in the waiting – has been given the final go-ahead after legal challenges failed.
They will take place at The Community Room in St Mary’s Church on Market Street in Hollingworth on Wednesday, July 24, from 2pm to 7pm and Saturday, July 27, from 10am to 2pm.
There will also be a session on Thursday, July 25, from 3pm to 6pm at Bradbury Community House on Market Street in Glossop.
National Highways and its partners Balfour Beatty will be on hand at each of the events to provide an update and answer any questions about the project.
It will include the creation of two new link roads – one is a new dual carriageway from the M67 junction 4 roundabout to a new junction on the A57(T) at Mottram Moor, and the other is a new single carriageway link from the A57(T) at Mottram Moor to a new junction on the A57 in Woolley Bridge.
The Transport Secretary approved Development Consent Orders for the plans last year but a legal challenge delayed the scheme further.
That legal challenge was rejected by the Court of Appeal earlier this year, meaning work to enable construction can now begin.
National Highways say enabling works will start next month, which will include the setting up of a site compound located off the A57, alongside other activity, to pave the way for the construction of the bypass itself in early 2025.
They add that the bypass is expected to take approximately three years to complete.