Representation by Sam Hardy
- Date submitted
- 14 September 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The need for the scheme: The link road separates the A57 traffic from the A628 traffic. This will enable the slow queue to be eliminated on Mottram Moor, and reduce the long tailbacks on the A628 and A57 which form from time to time. The impact of the scheme: This link road scheme as it stands actually makes the A628 route more attractive for drivers, as the Mottram Moor delay is removed, and so will increase traffic through Tintwistle, Hollingworth, and Glossop. The queue as the traffic leaves the M67 at Denton Rock will also be increased. The pollution outside my house in Tintwistle is already at an illegal level. This scheme will make that situation worse as traffic accelerates uphill as they pass the 40mph sign. The potential after the scheme: The main advantage of the proposed scheme, is that it makes a bypass of Tintwistle and Hollingworth more likely, as much of the required infrastructure is included in this scheme. However, it would be cheaper overall to include it now at this stage.