Representation by Pauline Bell
- Date submitted
- 12 September 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The Mottram by-Pass is a half-hearted measure that simply pushes the congestion from Mottram further towards Glossopdale. It will benefit the residents of Mottram but at the expense of Glossopdale residents. According to Highways England it will increase the traffic on New Road Tintwistle by 50% and worsen the air quality. New Road is already extremely dangerous, heavy lorries thunder past the terrace houses, pavements are narrow or missing altogether and the fumes are choking and damaging to health. Highways England predict that traffic on Brookfield will increase by 31%, Snake Pass +38%, Norfolk Street +21% and Dinting Road +45%. They also predict increases in traffic accidents. The A57 Snake Pass is already a medium-high risk road for a fatal or serious injury crash, they expect an extra 160 collisions over 60 years. Traffic is also expected to move off the M62, and as motorways are safer than other roads, this will may even more accidents. Given the increase in traffic and poorer air quality, the proposed Mottram by-Pass makes no sense at all. Instead of building this by-pass we should be looking at restricting HGVs on residential roads and encouraging vehicles to use the M62 rather than the Woodhead Pass and Snake Pass.