Have your say on emerging design for airport relief road

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Cheshire East Council is urging residents, businesses and road users to get involved in a second phase of consultation for the A6-to-Manchester Airport Relief Road.

Around 9,000 people responded to the first stage, which took place between October 2012 and January 2013 and asked for views on the overall scheme and more specific information on different junction options along the proposed route.

Following analysis of the feedback, Stockport, Cheshire East and Manchester city councils have revised proposals to develop an emerging preferred scheme.

The second phase of consultation will run until July 19th.

Councillor Michael Jones, Leader of Cheshire East Council, said: "This is a major opportunity to influence a hugely-significant scheme that aims to create jobs, improve communities and boost economic growth by greatly improving connectivity.

"It is crucial that local residents and businesses have their say and influence this exciting and long-sought-after scheme.

"The road will deliver greater business integration and productivity by improving traffic efficiency, promote job creation and regeneration, reduce the impact of traffic congestion on communities, improve safety for all road users and support greener, lower-carbon travel.

"We also want to ensure that any negative impacts on the A6 at Disley, the Poynton relief road scheme and the A34 at Handforth are kept to an absolute minimum as part of this project.

"The scheme needs to be delivered in a way that facilitates a connection for the Poynton and Woodford relief road and in doing so, improving strategic road links to Macclesfield."

Part of the wider South East Manchester Multi-Modal Strategy (SEMMMS), the A6-to-Manchester Airport Relief Road is a proposed dual carriageway.

It would be approximately six miles long and link the A6 at Hazel Grove to the eastern end of the existing A555 at Woodford Road, Bramhall, and from the western end of the existing A555 at Wilmslow Road, Handforth, to Manchester Airport.

By improving access to south east Manchester and east Cheshire, the relief road is expected to benefit communities and the local economy, in particular assisting the potential growth of Manchester Airport and Airport City, as well as areas of Cheshire East, Stockport and Manchester.

The Council says once completed, the scheme could deliver substantial benefits to the wider economy, generating additional economic output for the region of up to £2.5 billion, as well as contribute towards the creation of up to 5,000 new jobs due to improved connectivity.

Once the results of the second phase of consultation have been analysed, the preferred scheme will be considered by the three authorities for planning submission. A planning application for the scheme is due to be submitted in September, 2013.

To find out more about how the scheme, visit www.semmms.info.

People can also email [email protected], call 0161 474 2055 and write to SEMMMS Project Team, Stopford House (Fred Perry House), FREEPOST, Stockport, SK1 3YQ.

An exhibition will be held at Handforth Dean Community Centre, Old Road, Handforth on Monday June 17th.

Tags:
Airport Relief Road, SEMMMS
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