Representation by Carol Beckett
- Date submitted
- 9 September 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Dear Highways Department, This plan for the A57 Link Road is not fit for purpose. The initial objective has not changed, which is to alleviate the congestion, noise, pollution and stress that the people of Hollingworth and Tintwistle have to endure daily. This plan does absolutely nothing to help the people of Glossopdale, and I note your own department's predictions find it will increase traffic, including more heavy goods vehicles across the Woodhead Pass, the Snake Pass, through Dinting Vale and Glossop High Street, already incredibly busy thoroughfares. The journey time for commuters I see will be reduced by an estimated 1 to 8 minutes. Considering the hard won taxpayers money of £180 million that the work is estimated to potentially cost and the disruption to peoples lives that the roadworks will cause this plan is not justifiable or worth it in any way. The initial request for a bypass needs to be revisited and addressed properly or otherwise the money should be used, in these days of climate awareness, for more environmentally friendly purposes, ie. get the Woodhead railway line back in action for passenger and goods transport and prevent HGV lorries from using the Woodhead just for a start. A more creative and climate friendly solution should be found.