Representation by Derek O’Brien
- Date submitted
- 20 August 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
This is a vital, long overdue road development. It beggars belief that this section has not been completed years ago. 20+ years ago I regularly used the section that snarls from the M60 to the A628 and the situation has been no better in recent years when I’ve been foolish enough to try it! I regularly (twice weekly x2) use the Woodhead Pass from the Gun Inn to Flouche. The snarl heading towards Manchester can be pitiful. Recognising that consideration has been given to extensive engineering to ensure this trans-Pennine trunk road is upgraded there seems no reason to delay the building of the bypass to alleviate the problems well recognised. I am very much aware of green and climate control issues and support steps to build a better future. At the same time I think we need to be realistic. Of course if the Woodhead Tunnels and much of the track bed had not short sightedly been put beyond use we could have seen a lot of traffic diverted from the road. Let’s deal with the realities we face in the immediate future and get this bypass built.