Representation by David Ashworth
- Date submitted
- 14 September 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I have lived in Hadfield for nearly 60 years and actually worked on part of the original bypass plan 50 years ago when I worked for the Electricity board. The original plan was to have bypassed Hollingworth and Tintwistle. If the bypass had been built the it would have cost millions, not the hundreds of millions it will cost now. Since then we have seen the M67 built, numerous (too many), local housing developments leading to a subsequent massive increase in local traffic, not only at ‘rush hour’. Modern day objectors quote the road building on green field sites. Most of the recent and proposed local housing developments are also on green field sites. Glossop and district infrastructure cannot support more houses and cars and to ease, even, current congestion the bypass needs too be built NOW. This needs to be quickly followed by the second phase, to give Hollingworth and Tintwistle some long overdue peace. I have always supported the bypass.