Representation by Glossopdale Branch Labour Party (Glossopdale Branch Labour Party )
- Date submitted
- 16 September 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Glossopdale branch Labour Party is made up of residents from across the Glossopdale area, including Glossop, Hadfield, Padfield, Tintwistle, Gamesley, Charlesworth and Chisworth This branch believes that the proposed A57 Link Roads Scheme will do nothing to relieve the problems of traffic congestion and noise and air pollution in Tintwistle and the wider Glossopdale area. On the contrary, according to the proposers of the scheme themselves, traffic is predicted to increase, including on Glossop High St and through Tintwistle, whose residents and elected representative have already made clear to us how disappointed they are with the proposed scheme, which will not by-pass the village. More traffic will lead to more air pollution and more accidents, including more fatalities Heavy traffic of lorries, noise and pollution will continue to blight residents’ lives. With each consultation since 2017 local people have consistently and repeatedly asked for measures to relieve Tintwistle of these impacts. During the 2018 consultation, Highways England reported this as one of ‘the key concerns raised during the consultation that we are unable to resolve’. Alternative solutions do exist. A ban on through lorry traffic through the National Park, 20 mph speed limits and more space for pedestrian and cyclists, together with a better funded and integrated public transport system would address the current situation more quickly and would provide much better value for money. The half-baked,half by-pass will not solve the major problem of traffic congestion in Glossopdale. It will simply move it a little further down the road. The by-passing of Mottram will feed more traffic on to the roads in and out of Glossop, which are already at gridlock for much of the day. The huge disruption and inconvenience it will cause during construction will result in little or no benefit for the residents of our community