Representation by Mike Reape
- Date submitted
- 13 September 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Any Glossop and surrounding areas resident knows how vital the A57 link road is to ensuring a better quality of life. For a town that largely depends on travel into Greater Manchester, current journey times do not suit the needs of today’s population. This is a further compounded by the increase in residential developments, surely this problem is only going to worsen without the link road. Personally, I’ve lived in Glossop my whole life (23 years) and recently purchased a home in Tintwistle. Since starting working at the age of 17, I’ve seen journey times increase year on year. This will lead to discouragement for commuters like myself who are unable to use the train due to working in varying locations and many will look to leave the area. Additionally since moving to Tintwistle, I've been able to experience large scale congestion near my property. Surely this is damaging to health in terms of air quality etc? This bypass is needed as quickly as possible to bring Glossop and surrounding areas up to date by provide infrastructure to support the sheer amount of new homes being built.