Poynton Relief Road surfacing and white lining works to get underway

Work is set to begin on the road surfacing and white lining phase of the construction of the Poynton Relief Road.

With the new road set to open in Spring 2023, Cheshire East Council has confirmed that parts of the A523 and Street Lane in Poynton will be temporarily closed from the end of November to facilitate the latest phase of work.

Street Lane will be closed 24 hours a day at its junction with the A523 London Road from Monday 28 November, for about four weeks.

The A523 London Road will be closed overnight, between 8pm and 6am, from Adlington Business Park and just beyond the new Adlington roundabout from Monday 5 December, for about three weeks. A signed diversion route will be in place and access will be maintained at all times for non-motorists, local residents and local businesses.

Once opened, the Poynton Relief Road will provide an alternative route for traffic between Macclesfield and Stockport and the A555 airport link road to ease high traffic volumes and congestion through Poynton and neighbouring areas. The route will also help improve air quality for Poynton residents and open up employment land on the outskirts of Greater Manchester.

The route is being developed by Cheshire East Council, working in partnership with Stockport Council and delivered by civil engineering contractors Graham.

The 3.5 km road – to be named Roy Chadwick Way after the famous local Avro aircraft design engineer who created the Lancaster bomber, of ‘Dam Busters’ fame – will include two overbridge crossings for use by walkers, cyclists and farm vehicles and a 3.5 metre wide combined cycle and footway, which will run beside the length of the route in the western verge.