As many drivers will have noticed, Alderley Road remains closed as Cheshire East Highways have not managed to carry out a drainage investigation which was scheduled for Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February.
One of the main roads into the town was closed at the weekend to enable Cheshire East Council to investigate the flooding issue on Alderley Road, which occurs each time there is heavy rain.
However, the section of Alderley Road from the Harden Park Roundabout to Fulshaw Park South was flooded again at the weekend, for the 13th time since last July.
A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council said "The roadworks have been delayed by heavy rainfall causing flooding on the road.
"The investigation work has therefore been postponed until the flooding has subsided."
Speaking about the volume of traffic diverting down Fulshaw Park at the weekend, a spokesperson for Cheshire East Council added "The official diversion doesn't divert traffic along Fulshaw Park. The official diversion is – A34 Pendleton Way/ Birrell Way, onto the A538 then diverting back on to Alderley Road.
Although the photo above of the signage taken on Sunday would seem to suggest the diversion is via Fulshaw, which would explain why lots of cars were turning up there.
"What we suspect has happened is that road users have tried to find alternative routes avoiding the official diversion."
Drivers are advised to avoid the A34 Wilmslow Bypass in the morning rush hour if possible, as it as been very busy the past two morning. It took me 20 minutes to travel from the Harden Park Roundabout to Wilmslow High School on Monday, 24th March, where I came off and went the back route, luckily this morning I could see the queued traffic as I came round Harden Park Roundabout so I went back into Alderley Edge and via The Hough.
Tuesday, 25th February 5pm - I understand from on of our readers that the Council has now reopened the road.
Comments
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He is behind the times. As most of the high/medium density housing developments show, garages are a thing of the past except for the very biggest houses. You get hard standing for one or two cars. When this is coupled with a bedroom in what used to be a loft, parking becomes an enormous issue especially as housing costs and lack of affordable starter homes forces occupation by multi generations.
Front gardens will be a distant memory and our urban environment will be the worse for it.
At least, so far as most of Wilmslow domestic properties are concerned, flooding is not a risk.
Or is it? We don’t know what the proposed Royal London and Wilmslow Business Park developments will do to Fulshaw Park but it might be an idea for residents to invest in light and movable furniture. The planners never expected Alderley Road to flood.
Nobody would find solace in being told the hydro model was correct when their furniture is floating in the front room.
I have just spoken to the highways officer responsible for it and he knows my plan is to keep pestering to make sure that the work gets rescheduled and doesn't drop off the radar until next winter.
We still don't have an investigation or a solution or a timeline. How many people were paid for the weekend 'work' that didn't actually occur except for the inappropriate signs and cones?
The signs in the picture:
Road Closed - acceptable
Diversion - pointing to Fulshaw Park, unacceptable and only for residents
CCTV in operation - really? I don't think so
Businesses open as usual - Is this a self-deprecating comment about Cheshire East council / highways?