Last year we published an article confirming which roads Cheshire East Council (CEC) were planning to resurface in Wilmslow, following questions from our readers about their local roads.
The Council's programme identified sixteen roads in the town for either resurfacing, surface dressing or strengthening in 2013/2014.
These were Dean Row Road, Moor Lane, Twinnies Road, Broadway, Bourne Street, Mill Road, Moor Lane, Chapel Road, Cedarway, Sylvan Avenue, Beech Grove, Prescott Road, Lacey Avenue, Alderdale Grove, Stanneylands Close and Davehall Avenue.
Work has since been carried out on some of these roads, whilst others have not received any treatment so I contact CEC for an update regarding those roads where the work is still outstanding - such as Moor Lane and Lacey Avenue.
A spokesperson for CEC said "All schemes highlighted for year 2 (2013-14) of the Highways Investment Programme were subject to change due to road deterioration and the results of annual condition surveys. The original assessment (which was used in the Asset Investment Programme brochure) was based on 2012 data and this was revised in 2013 following deterioration across the network after a severe winter.
"We then looked at a range of treatments to address the widespread problems of road deterioration across the network. These included pothole repairs, velocity jet patching, larger patch repairs, micro-asphalt surfacing, resurfacing and surface dressing."
The roads that were treated in the Wilmslow area last year include: A34 Wilmslow Bypass (surface dressing); Bollin Walk (micro asphalt); Bourne Street (micro asphalt); Bridgefield Avenue (micro asphalt); Capesthorne Road (micro asphalt); Clough Avenue (micro asphalt); Deanway (micro asphalt); Gregg Mews (micro asphalt); Hough Green (surfacing); Kennerleys Lane (surfacing); Knutsford Road (surfacing); Ladyfield Street (micro asphalt); Lindow Fold Drive (micro asphalt); Park Crescent (micro asphalt); Sefton Drive (surfacing); South Drive (surfacing); Station Road - Pedestrian Crossing (surfacing); Styal View (micro asphalt); Sycamore Close (micro asphalt) and Westward Road (micro asphalt).
Carriageway patching has also been carried out on Twinnies Road; Prescott Road; St Johns Road; Links Road; Welton Close; Chesham Close; Grange Park Avenue; Mount Pleasant; Colshaw Estate (various); Picton Drive; Egerton Road; Cranford Road; Twinnies Road; Holly Bank Road; River Street; Cliff Road; Woodlands Road/Hill Drive; Church Road; Clay Lane and Meriton Road.
Of the outstanding roads identified back in 2012, CEC has confirmed that work will be carried on Moor Lane and Heyes Lane this month.
There will be other roads treated in the micro-asphalt and resurfacing programmes (via the Highways Investment Programme) and carriageway patching repairs programme. Details of these will be released by CEC as soon as the programmes are finalised.
The spokesperson added "Cheshire East has invested in £25m to make major improvements to the condition of the road network, through its Highways Investment Programme. The teams have already successfully delivered £14m of benefits, improving more than 100 miles of road, and will be working this year to deliver the remaining £11m.
"In addition, more than 56,000 potholes were repaired during 2013. We expect to repair around 27,000 potholes per year, but as our investment in improving the highways continues this number should fall."
Comments
Here's what readers have had to say so far. Why not add your thoughts below.
I have emailed Cllr Paul Whiteley (the Dean Row ward Cllr) to ask if there are any plans regarding Chapel Road and will feedback if/when there is anything to report. You can also report the road at Cheshire East's online reporting tool: http://bit.ly/1jxVO4Z
# james, as a local resident and regular user of Moor La & Chapel La, I do not want traffic calming measures introduced; the parked cars already create a chicane, restricting the road to 1 car width in parts, and the 'considerate' parking with 2 or more wheels on either pavement does not improve things, especially for pedestrians, mainly on the eastern side.
Traffic calming measures have been removed from Oak La, presumably at residents request, and CEC fail to maintain required markings where humps etc still exist.
I agree with Dave, the parked cars are already sufficient for slowing traffic down. Nothing more needed there.
RE: "Traffic calming measures have been removed from Oak La, presumably at residents request"
I would be interested to know if it was at their request. Even if it was, the impact of faster cars goes beyond Oak Lane. Some drivers now routinely treat the mini-roundabout at the junction with Racecourse Road as regular bend rather than giving way, which is dangerous for cars pulling out of Oakwood Avenue. I've seen plenty of 'near crashes' there.
@Cllr Barton: Can you remind me if there is any consultation over removal of traffic calming measures. And where does one feedback on such things?
There are no plans to put traffic calming on Moor Lane. I live off Moor Lane and tend to agree that the parked cars provide enough of a calming effect. Most Moor Lane residents who have contacted me have primarily been concerned about the poor state of the road surface, rather than speeding. The length of Moor Lane would also make any significant traffic calming measure preventively expensive.
Chapel Road: Cllr Paul Whiteley is meeting with highways tomorrow and will ask for an update - I will feed back.
More generally, traffic calming can be removed after consultation with residents. That is how it happened with Oak Lane, although available budget is also an issue. With Oak Lane in coincided with resurfacing work.
For other potential locations to remove traffic calming, the ideal way is for a group of residents to contact both their CEC ward councillor and highways and ask them to look into the matter. I would also recommend this approach for other highways matters in combination with using the highways reporting tool (see my comment above for the link). My Council email is - but I can only really take on concerns in Wilmslow West and Chorley. (for maps of the wards see http://bit.ly/1kQvXCb
Wilmslow Town Council, Cheshire East and the Police are also looking at ways to reduce speeding in Wilmslow.
As normal practice, traffic calming isn't altered without input from residents.
Perhaps Lisa can provide link to original story and comments, if still avail?
http://bit.ly/RFujw8
Residents of Oak Lane were not consulted beforehand, they were removed when the road was resurfaced. They were being issued with a questionnaire afterwards, asking if they would like the speed humps to be reinstated.
However, I think that there is a case for looking at speed limits around Wilmslow, particularly near to schools. A temporary 20 mph limit already operates on Gravel lane near the back entrance to Ashdene at school opening/closing times.