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Representation by Captain Gordon F Rowley

Date submitted
14 September 2021
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses
  1. The continuous heavy traffic on the M67 to the roundabout joining the Hyde A57 towards Mottram Moor is a main route for heavy articulated lorries, further lorries and vans, and causes regular hold up for travelling in this area. 2) The situation at Mottram Moor crossroads is therefore extremely busy due to the traffic situation reference item (1). This is an A road with Ashworth Lane and Stalybridge road adjoining it The lorries and other traffic which are travelling both ways along the A57 are all having to stop at the crossroads traffic lights which causes a lot of pollution whilst there engines are idling. 3) Because of the congestion on the A57 through Mottram Moor crossroads, local drivers use Ashworth lane as a rat-run, making this residential road very busy and gridlocked at certain times throughout the day. It is there very noisy and often difficult to cross the road safely. 4) I have been driving for over forty and never witnessed as mainy articulated lorries constantly passing through both ways on one road whilst waiting for the light to change so as to cross the road.