Representation by Ray Collins
- Date submitted
- 16 September 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The A57 Link Road proposal will do nothing to solve the problems of cross pennine traffic along the Woodhead and Snake passes. The current proposal will, on Highways England's own figures increase traffic through Hollingworth and Tintwistle villages, as well as through Dinting Vale and Glossop Town Centre. All of these areas are already severely impacted by traffic noise and illegal air quality. The proposal will benefit a small number of people living in Mottram, however the residents of Tintwistle and Hollingworth, who are more severely affected by current traffic (as their houses are closer to the carriageway than those in Mottram) will be negatively affected. This is unacceptable from the Pareto principle of decisions increasing the overall public benefit. There are many changes that will affect transport in this area over the next few years including the Manchester Clean Air Zone, increased home working and electrification of road transport. These impacts need to be understood before committing to the disruption of building a new road scheme