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Representation by Paul Bedwell

Date submitted
20 August 2021
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

Constant house building over the 34 years I have lived in Glossop has meant an ever increasing amount of traffic. There remains one obvious route out of Glossop for traffic travelling to Manchester. The principal time spent on a journey to Manchester is actually getting out of Glossop. Traffic stationary with engines running is clearly bad for everyone. At least the bypass is a start to alleviating the constant nightmare of actually getting out of the town. Continued house building in the Glossop area have burdened residents with a continual issue with heavy, slow moving traffic. Sometimes taking over an hour to get from one end of Glossop to the other. The by-pass is the first important step to alleviating the problem