SCHOOL - KEEP CLEAR

I'm pleased to report that Cheshire East Highways are planning to refresh and potentially amend the "KEEP CLEAR" markings and signs close to our local schools.  Their proposals are shown below, but I have also been asked whether there should be any additional markings, so I would like to ask what you all think!  I am minded to ask for additional markings at each end of the layby on Ryleys Lane and on Church Walk.

PROPOSED HIGHWAYS SCHEMES

Following concerns recently expressed by a number of residents, I would like to share with everyone a list of proposed schemes (and costs) I have been working on and that are on the list of priorities for funding:

Ryleys Lane - a new zebra crossing between Eaton Drive and the Ryleys School - £40,000
Congleton Rd - double yellow lines to reinforce existing double white lines - £4,000
Congleton Rd - a Speed Indicator Device close to Beechfield Road junction - £8,000
Moss Rd - yellow lines at the junction with Heyes Lane - £5,000
Chorley Hall Lane - footpath widening over railway bridge and one-way system - £10,000
Brook Lane - double yellow lines and parking restrictions by Oakhurst Chase - £5,000
George St/South St/West St - one way system introduced - £6,000
Stamford Road - amend "H" bars and modify current parking bay dimensions - £3,000
Brook Lane - mini roundabout at the junction with Wilmslow Road - £90,000

NEW SPACES - STEVENS ST

As I recently shared with everyone, we will be getting some extra parking spaces close to the centre of the village, including London Road, George Street, South Street & West Street.  I am pleased to say that we will also be gaining THREE new spaces on Stevens Street by re-alligning some existing parking bays. The Wilmslow Area Highways Partnership are funding this and I would like to thank my fellow INDEPENDENT Cheshire East Councillors for their support in voting for this project, which will create FIFTEEN new parking spaces in total.

SEPTEMBER SURGERY

My next community surgery will be on Saturday 24th September at the usual time of 10am.

Why not come and join me for a coffee at Aldeli?  I look forward to seeing you there :-)

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHTS

I would like to advise residents of the following scheduled works:

Macclesfield Road (Pine Tree Cottage) - between 10th Sept - 14th Sept there will be a two-way traffic signal control as footpath excavation works are carried out by ENW Excalon.

Heyes Lane (Hough Lane junction) - between 31st Aug - 2nd Sept there will be a two-way traffic signal control as works are carried out by United Utilities Water Ltd.

PLANNED HIGHWAYS WORKS

Following a number of reports I have made over recent months, I am pleased to report that Cheshire East Highways have scheduled some carriageway repair works which will be carried out on set days over the next couple of weeks.  The repairs will by "type two" patching (which are similar to the ones recently carried out on Talbot Road) and a traffic management system will be in place on the affected roads.  The schedule is:

Brook Lane (from Russet Way to Sunninghey Court) - Friday 2nd September

Hough Lane (from Whitehall Brook to Mottram Road) - Wednesday 7th & Thursday 8th September

SIGNPOST AUDIT

On Tuesday 6th September, the Tour of Britain is coming to Alderley Edge.  This will be a fantastic opportunity to welcome visitors to our village and to showcase what a lovely place it is to live, work and shop in.  I would like everything to look at its best on the day, so I am launching an audit of signposts around the village that may be in need of a bit of a clean up (like the ones shown below), so that I can get them reported to Cheshire East Highways asap!  If you are aware of any other signs that look like the ones below, please can you let me know by filling in the comment box.  Thanks :-)

TOUR OF BRITAIN POSTERS

At the recent meeting of ALDERLEY EDGE TRADERS ACTION GROUP, I promised to get hold of a number of A4 posters to advertise the Tour of Britain, which comes through Alderley Edge on Tuesday 6th September.  I am pleased to say that the posters have now arrived; if you would like to display one in your window along the route (Brook Lane, London Road, Macclesfield Road) then please let me know in the comments section below. 

ONE WAY: GEORGE ST - SOUTH ST

I have been discussing with Cheshire East Highways the possibility of introducing a one-way order for the centre of the village.  Vehicles would travel westwards along George St, turning right into South Street and then right again into West Street (there would be no access to West Street from London Road).  This would have the advantage of easing traffic flows at the blind junctions at each end of South Street, as well as potentially allowing some herring-bone style parking to be added on George Street; it would also reduce traffic egress onto the non-roundabout at the bottom of Macclesfield Road.  The cost of £6,000 would be funded by the Local Area Highways Partnership.  Please let me know what you think by filling in the comments section below.

  

EXTRA PARKING - SOUTH ST

As reported last week, we will shortly be bringing a number of additional parking spaces to the village centre.  I am continuing to work hard with Cheshire East Highways to provide new and innovative solutions to parking problems that have been allowed to get worse over many years.  The latest improvements will see the creation of FIVE new spaces on South Street, as well as a further TWO spaces on West Street.  These incremental gains are part of our ongoing commitment to make parking provision our No.1 priority

TRAFFORD ROAD TRO

I am pleased to confirm the amended scheme for Trafford Road, where a few parking bays are being removed to create safe "passing points" whilst this remains a two-way road.  A former Parish Councillor has wrongly suggested that 27 parking spaces will be lost, in fact we will be creating some new parking spaces by removing the yellow lines at the bottom of Trafford Road, shown in this picture.

SEE IT - REPORT IT

Cheshire East Council have a web portal for reporting a range of issues, from potholes and pavements, to streetlights and overgrown hedges.  Any resident can report a fault or issue, you don't have to be a Councillor.  The links to the various reporting sites are here:

ROADS/PAVEMENTS: http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/highways_and_roads/report-a-pothole.aspx

HEDGEROWS: https://www.cheshireeasthighways.org/report-it-general.aspx

STREETLIGHTS: https://www.cheshireeasthighways.org/report-it-street-lighting.aspx

ILLEGAL PARKING: http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/car_parks_and_parking/report-illegal-parking.aspx

AUGUST SURGERY

My next Community Surgery will be on Saturday 27th August at the revised time of 2pm-3pm.

Please come and join me at Aldeli for a coffee and a chat.

EXTRA PARKING - LONDON RD

I am pleased to announce that we will shortly be bringing some much needed additional parking spaces to the centre of the village.  Initially, there will be a further FOUR spaces created on London Road (outside Gusto).  We will be losing two spaces on Chapel Street, as the two disabled spaces will move over to the other side of the road, so that there will be parking on one side of Chapel St only; however, the THREE disabled/doctor spaces by the old surgery on George St will become available for everyone to use, so there will be a net gain of FIVE spaces.  The plans will be going out to public consultation shortly.

RYLEYS LANE CAR PARK

As many of you may have noticed, the maple tree in the centre of the car park has been removed.  It is a shame to lose such an established tree, but this was the necessary first stage in getting the car park properly surfaced, marked out and (hopefully) extended.  The main work to the car park is scheduled for October half-term to minimise disruption.  I will be posting a plan of the revised layout in the near future.

BURST WATER MAIN

I am pleased to report that the burst water main on Ryleys Lane has now been fixed.  When I spoke to officers from United Utilities earlier, they confirmed that one of the collars on the pipework (which is now many years old) had fractured, causing the egress of water.  The system has been flushed out, using the standpipe at the junction with Eaton Drive, to ensure that residents' water supplies remain clear.

MACCLESFIELD ROAD TRO

I am pleased to report that the double yellow lines have now been added on Macclesfield Road (between Norwood Rise and Sienna Lodge).  This has taken almost 12 months to come to fruition and is in response to residents' concerns about parking on the footpath on the south side of Macclesfield Road, which has caused a safety issue because of the lack of a footpath on the opposite side, forcing wheelchair/pushchair users into the road.